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8 Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 20.04°   Az: 335.53°   Direction: North-North-West

8 Camelopardalis is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

8 Camelopardalis visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its faintness, 8 Camelopardalis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of 8 Camelopardalis star
DSS2 image of 8 Camelopardalis. The red arrow shows the motion of 8 Camelopardalis during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 01m 48s
+53° 11’ 29”
09h 17m 59s
14h 19m 48s

J2000

04h 59m 46s
+53° 09’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

155.17°
6.61°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 8 Camelopardalis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.08
Giant

-0.78
K4III
3855K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 8 Camelopardalis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 8 Camelopardalis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

8 Camelopardalis is distant 767.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

235.29
767.06
-2 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/y
-0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

8 Camelopardalis
SAO24943
SAO24943

Visibility from Your Location

8 Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 13:08 UTC (altitude: 88.3°)