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s in the constellation

Constellation

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Camelopardalis
Camelopardalis
Camelopardalis is a large but faint constellation in the northern sky. The constellation was introduced in 1612 by Petrus Plancius. Some older astronomy books give an alternative spelling of the name, Camelopardus.-Etymology:...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
β Cam Beta Camelopardalis Beta Camelopardalis is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.β Camelopardalis is a yellow G-type supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.03. This is a double star, with components of magnitudes 4.0 and 7.4. It is approximately 1000 light years from Earth.-References:* * *...	β	10	31910	23522	4.03	−3.40	997	G0Ib
CS Cam CS Camelopardalis CS Camelopardalis is a binary star in reflection nebulae vdB 14, in the constellation Camelopardalis. It was designated B Cam or 2H.Cam....	B		21291	16228	4.21	−6.39	4289	B9Ia	α Cyg variable Alpha Cygni variable Alpha Cygni variables are variable stars which exhibit non-radial pulsations, meaning that some portions of the stellar surface are contracting at the same time others parts expand. They are supergiant stars of spectral types B or A...
α Cam Alpha Camelopardalis Alpha Camelopardalis is an O-type supergiant star, with an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 4.301. It is the third brightest star in the constellation of Camelopardalis, the first and second brightest being β Camelopardalis and CS Camelopardalis, respectively...	α	9	30614	22783	4.26	−7.38	6936	O9.5Ia SB:	Shǎowèi (少衛)
BE Cam BE Camelopardalis BE Camelopardalis is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.BE Camelopardalis is a red M-type bright giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.39. It is approximately 965 light years from Earth. It is classified as an irregular variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +4.35 to...			23475	17884	4.39	−2.97	964	M1III	irregular variable Irregular variable An irregular variable is a type of variable star in which variations in brightness show no regular periodicity. There are two main sub-types of irregular variable: eruptive and pulsating.Eruptive irregular variables are divided into three categories:...
7 Cam 7 Camelopardalis 7 Camelopardalis is a triple star system in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is approximately 376 light years from Earth.The primary component, 7 Camelopardalis A, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.43...		7	31278	23040	4.43	−0.88	376	A1V
CE Cam CE Camelopardalis CE Camelopardalis is a variable star in reflection nebula VDB 15, in the constellation Camelopardalis.-References:* *...	C		21389	16281	4.55	−4.85	2470	A0Ia SB:
M Cam M Camelopardalis M Camelopardalis is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.M Camelopardalis is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.55. It is approximately 187 light years from Earth.-References:* *...	M		49878	33694	4.55	0.76	187	K4III
γ Cam Gamma Camelopardalis Gamma Camelopardalis is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.γ Camelopardalis is a white A-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.59. It is approximately 335 light years from Earth.-References:* *...	γ		23401	17959	4.59	−0.47	335	A2IVn
BK Cam BK Camelopardalis BK Camelopardalis is a variable star in the Camelopardalis.-Chinese name:In Chinese, , meaning Right Wall of Purple Forbidden Enclosure, refers to an asterism consisting of BK Camelopardalis, α Draconis, κ Draconis, λ Draconis, 24 Ursae Majoris, 43 Camelopardalis and α Camelopardalis...	A		20336	15520	4.74	−2.21	801	B2.5Vne
L Cam HD 42818 HD 42818 is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.HD 42818 is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.76. It is approximately 176 light years from Earth....	L		42818	29997	4.76	1.10	176	A0Vn
PLX 772			23089	17587	4.78	−2.17	799	A3V...
VZ Cam VZ Camelopardalis VZ Camelopardalis is a Semiregular variable star in the constellation Camelopardalis.VZ Camelopardalis is a M-type red giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.92. It is approximately 473 light years from Earth...			55966	36547	4.92	−0.89	473	M4IIIa	semiregular variable
H Cam	H		24479	18505	4.95	−0.13	338	B9.5V
			24480	18488	4.99	−3.78	1852	K3I-II
			25291	19018	5.00	−3.63	1734	F0II
BD Cam BD Camelopardalis BD Camelopardalis is an S star and symbiotic star in the constellation Camelopardalis. It was recognized as a spectroscopic binary star in 1922, and its orbital solution published in 1984; it has a 596-day orbital period...			22649	17296	5.06	−0.95	520	S5.3 SB:	a symbiotic star
3 Cam		3	29317	21727	5.07	−0.84	495	K0III SB	Cepheid variable Cepheid variable A Cepheid is a member of a class of very luminous variable stars. The strong direct relationship between a Cepheid variable's luminosity and pulsation period, secures for Cepheids their status as important standard candles for establishing the Galactic and extragalactic distance scales.Cepheid...
K Cam HD 33564 HD 33564 is a 5th magnitude star located approximately 48 light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. It is an F-type main sequence, indicating that the star is hotter and more massive than our Sun. The age of the star is only 3 Ga; despite of this, the star is only 76% the solar...	K		33564	25110	5.08	3.47	68	F6V	has a planet Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b HD 33564 b HD 33564 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 68 light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. This planet orbits around F6V star HD 33564. The planet has an eccentric eccentric orbit, ranging in distance from 0.737 AU at periastron to 1.497 AU at apastron.... )
SV ZI 191	D		21447	16292	5.09	1.25	191	A1V
43 Cam 43 Camelopardalis 43 Camelopardalis is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.43 Camelopardalis is a blue-white B-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.11...		43	49340	33104	5.11	−2.32	1000	B7III
CQ Cam CQ Camelopardalis CQ Camelopardalis is a variable star in the constellation Camelopardalis.-References:* *...			20797	15890	5.13	−2.79	1249	M0II	variable star Variable star A star is classified as variable if its apparent magnitude as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star's actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star's light that is blocked from reaching Earth...
42 Cam 42 Camelopardalis 42 Camelopardalis is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.42 Camelopardalis is a blue-white variable B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.14...		42	48879	32864	5.14	−1.98	867	B4IV
CO Cam	N		106112	59504	5.14	2.50	110	A5m
			26764	19949	5.20	0.03	353	A2Vn
31 Cam 31 Camelopardalis 31 Camelopardalis is an eclipsing spectroscopic binary in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is approximately 405 light years from Earth....		31	39220	27971	5.20	−0.27	405	A2V	TU Cam; eclipsing spectroscopic binary
11 Cam 11 Camelopardalis 11 Camelopardalis or BV Camelopardalis is a star system in the constellation Camelopardalis. It forms a double star with 12 Camelopardalis, which is only 3 arcminutes away....		11	32343	23734	5.22	−1.35	671	B2.5Ve	BV Cam; γ Cas variable; double star Double star In observational astronomy, a double star is a pair of stars that appear close to each other in the sky as seen from Earth when viewed through an optical telescope. This can happen either because the pair forms a binary star, i.e... with 12 Cam
16 Cam 16 Camelopardalis 16 Camelopardalis is a star in double system in the constellation Camelopardalis.-References:* * * -Components:...		16	34787	25197	5.24	0.15	340	A0Vn
NSV 4864			90089	51502	5.25	3.59	70	F2V
			27022	20266	5.26	0.22	333	G5III
4 Cam 4 Camelopardalis 4 Camelopardalis is a star in double system in the constellation Camelopardalis.-References:* * *...		4	30121	22287	5.29	1.81	162	A3m
37 Cam		37	41597	29246	5.35	0.20	349	G8III
2 Cam 2 Camelopardalis 2 Camelopardalis is a double or multiple star in the constellation Camelopardalis.- References :* * * - Components :...		2	29316	21730	5.36	0.71	277	A8V	multiple star Multiple star A multiple star consists of three or more stars which appear from the Earth to be close to one another in the sky. This may result from the stars being physically close and gravitationally bound to each other, in which case it is physical, or this closeness may be merely apparent, in which case...
36 Cam		36	41927	29490	5.36	−1.11	642	K2II-III
40 Cam 40 Camelopardalis 40 Camelopardalis is a star in double system in the constellation Camelopardalis.-References:* * *...		40	42633	29730	5.37	−0.55	498	K3III
			64307	39117	5.37	−1.29	700	K3III
Σ 1694			112028	62572	5.38	0.54	303	A1IIIsh
			64486	39538	5.39	0.36	330	A0p...
			23277	17854	5.40	0.40	325	A2m
NSV 1558			27245	20376	5.40	−0.18	427	M0III
17 Cam 17 Camelopardalis 17 Camelopardalis is variable star in the constellation Camelopardalis.-References:* *...		17	35583	25769	5.43	−1.85	931	M1III
BN Cam BN Camelopardalis BN Camelopardalis is a Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable star in the constellation Camelopardalis.-References:* *...			32650	24254	5.44	0.14	374	B9p Si	α² CVn variable
			46588	32439	5.44	4.18	58	F8V
			30442	22626	5.47	−0.46	499	M2III
5 Cam 5 Camelopardalis 5 Camelopardalis is a star in double system in the constellation Camelopardalis.-References:* * *...		5	30958	22854	5.52	−1.02	661	B9.5V
			89571	51384	5.52	2.47	133	F0IV
			68375	40793	5.55	0.79	292	G8III
			37289	26882	5.62	0.96	279	K5III
			58425	36528	5.63	−0.08	453	K2III
			34255	24914	5.64	−3.27	1976	K4Iab:
			26670	19968	5.69	0.20	409	B5Vn
			50885	33827	5.69	−0.04	457	K4III
			26755	19983	5.72	1.18	263	K1III
			22764	17342	5.74	−3.41	2203	K4Ib
			117566	65595	5.74	0.98	292	G2.5IIIb
			31134	22936	5.75	−0.08	478	A2Vs
			45866	31940	5.75	−0.50	579	K5III
DL Cam DL Camelopardalis DL Camelopardalis is a variable star in the constellation Camelopardalis....		1	28446	21148	5.78			B0III SB	variable star Variable star A star is classified as variable if its apparent magnitude as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star's actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star's light that is blocked from reaching Earth...
HD 104985 HD 104985 \|- bgcolor="#FFFAFA"HD 104985 is a helium-fusing yellow giant star in the constellation of Camelopardalis. It is located 333 ly or 102 parsecs away from Earth. In 2003, an extrasolar planet was discovered in orbit around the star....			104985	58952	5.78	0.74	333	G9III	has a planet (b HD 104985 b HD 104985 b is an extrasolar planet that takes 198 days to orbit at the distance of 0.78 AU. It is definitely a gas giant since it has mass 61/3 times Jupiter.- External links :*... )
			23005	17585	5.79	2.07	181	F0IV
			24141	18217	5.80	2.21	170	A5m
			33541	24732	5.81	0.60	359	A0V
			23523	17891	5.82	1.57	231	A5Vn
			25274	19129	5.88	−0.53	623	K2III
			46509	31946	5.88	−0.66	663	K0III
			27322	20380	5.91	1.02	310	A3V
			28780	21452	5.91	0.24	443	A1V
			112014	62561	5.92	1.75	222	A0V
			120565	66878	5.92	0.68	364	G9III
26 Cam 26 Camelopardalis 26 Camelopardalis is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.26 Camelopardalis is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.93. It is approximately 193 light years from Earth....		26	38091	27249	5.93	2.07	193	A4Vn
51 Cam		51	62066	37949	5.93	0.89	332	K2III:
			28204	21247	5.94	0.65	373	A8m
			29678	22361	5.96	2.66	149	A9IV
			21819	16599	5.98	1.82	222	A3V
			32356	23766	6.00	−0.19	563	K5II
			105943	59384	6.00	−1.64	1101	K5III:
53 Cam 53 Camelopardalis 53 Camelopardalis is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is approximately 321 light years from Earth. The binary has an orbital period of 6.52 years....		53	65339	39261	6.02	1.05	321	A2p...	AX Cam; α² CVn variable Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable An Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable is a type of variable star. These stars are chemically peculiar main sequence stars of spectral class B8p to A7p. They have strong magnetic fields and strong silicon, strontium, or chromium spectral lines... ; spectroscopic binary
			31662	23380	6.03	3.19	120	F4V
			44472	30794	6.03	−0.12	553	A4V
			26076	19730	6.05	0.80	365	K1III
			31312	23442	6.05	−0.37	628	K5III
24 Cam		24	37601	26942	6.05	2.11	200	K0III
			26553	19823	6.06	−1.96	1309	A4III
12 Cam 12 Camelopardalis 12 Camelopardalis is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Camelopardalis. It also forms a double star with 11 Camelopardalis, which is only 3 arcminutes away....		12	32357	23743	6.08	−0.33	625	K0III	BM Cam; RS CVn variable RS Canum Venaticorum variable RS Canum Venaticorum variables are a type of variable star. They are close binary stars having active chromospheres which can cause large stellar spots. These spots are believed to cause variations in their observed luminosity... ; double star with 11 Cam
			23383	17707	6.09	0.48	431	B9Vnn
8 Cam		8	31579	23216	6.09	−0.77	767	K4III
			65448	39340	6.09	0.07	522	G1III
			31590	23617	6.10	0.02	537	A1V
			99945	56253	6.12	2.24	195	A2m
15 Cam		15	34233	24836	6.13	−1.02	879	B5V	DV Cam; Algol variable Algol variable Algol variables or Algol-type binaries are a class of eclipsing binary stars where the orbital plane of the stars are coincident with the line of sight from Earth. When the cooler component passes in front of the hotter one, part of the latter's light is blocked, and the total brightness of the...
			21427	16303	6.14	1.07	337	A2V
			25425	19177	6.14	0.41	457	A3m
30 Cam		30	38831	27731	6.14	0.02	545	A0Vs
			33618	24479	6.15	1.28	307	K2III-IV
19 Cam		19	36570	26408	6.15	0.86	372	A0V
			72582	42484	6.16	0.97	355	G7III
			33266	24313	6.17	0.34	477	A2III
23 Cam		23	37638	27046	6.17	1.23	318	G5III:
			27402	20456	6.18	0.86	378	A4V
			38284	27472	6.18	0.67	412	A4V
			36384	26638	6.19	−0.06	579	M0III
			31675	23484	6.20	3.97	91	F6V:
			31563	23582	6.21	−1.84	1331	K0
FR Cam			104216	58545	6.21	−0.79	819	M2III
			38645	27795	6.22	0.70	415	G9III
			39429	28205	6.24	0.66	427	K0
			25948	19400	6.25	2.87	155	F5V
			115337	64437	6.25	−0.37	686	K0Ib
			36496	26410	6.26	1.76	259	A8Vn
			45947	31703	6.26	3.51	116	F2
			104904	58874	6.27	1.86	249	F6V
			27855	20772	6.28	−0.54	755	A0III
			40055	28831	6.28	−0.44	720	K5
			67934	41208	6.28	−0.31	679	A2Vn
KZ Cam			22316	16974	6.29	0.13	557	B9p	HR 1094; α² CVn variable
			25877	19412	6.29	−1.30	1072	G8II
			55075	36019	6.30	−0.73	832	A0III
			76990	45421	6.30	1.53	294	F2III
			23662	18067	6.31	−0.70	821	B9IVp
			24164	18438	6.31	2.42	196	A5m
			25602	19172	6.31	1.36	319	K0III-IV
			71973	42249	6.31	1.69	273	A2m
			86321	49688	6.31	−0.85	883	K0
			30144	22300	6.32	2.78	166	F0
			40827	28829	6.32	0.52	471	K1III-IV
			26101	19673	6.33	0.96	387	K0
			111112	62170	6.33	0.57	462	A5m
			30085	22508	6.36	−0.13	647	A0IV
			32781	24440	6.36	0.81	421	A0V
			54070	34956	6.36	0.94	396	K0
47 Cam		47	56820	35735	6.36	2.13	229	A8m
			21794	16602	6.37	2.09	234	F7V
			32715	24017	6.37	3.38	129	F3V:
			77246	45097	6.37	1.93	252	F2
			34200	24955	6.39	1.04	384	G5
			30752	22720	6.40	0.37	523	A2V
			69054	41011	6.40	0.63	466	K0III...
			20104	15309	6.41	0.10	596	A3V
			40956	28951	6.42	0.90	414	K0
			79517	45764	6.42	1.14	370	G8III
			21903	16712	6.43	2.69	183	F5V
HD 32518 HD 32518 HD 32518 is a 6th magnitude K-type giant star located approximately 390 light years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. It is 1.13 times more massive, 10.22 times larger, and 41.2 times more luminous than the Sun. However, it has a lower amount of metals than our Sun and the age is older....			32518	24003	6.44	1.09	383	K1III	has a planet (b HD 32518 b HD 32518 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type giant star HD 32518, located approximately 383 light years away in the constellation Camelopardalis. It has a minimum mass three times greater than Jupiter and orbits the intermediate-mass giant star at a distance of only 0.59 AU in a very... )
18 Cam		18	36066	25973	6.44	3.23	143	F8V
			21769	16587	6.45	−0.40	763	A4III
			65299	40559	6.45	0.24	568	A3IV
			23594	17858	6.46	0.40	531	A0Vn
			29329	22152	6.46	3.92	105	F7V
			118686	66251	6.46	−1.03	1025	K5III:
			57742	36211	6.47	−0.72	893	B9III
			34450	25322	6.48	−1.45	1254	M0
			41782	29348	6.48	−1.47	1268	M0
			21203	16177	6.49	−0.61	858	B9V
			25225	19222	6.49	1.00	409	K0
14 Cam		14	33296	24348	6.49	1.91	268	A7Vn
			38058	27346	6.49	0.64	482	G5
			52030	34238	6.49	−0.58	847	K0III
			40568	28656	6.50	0.31	565	G5
49 Cam 49 Camelopardalis 49 Camelopardalis is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.49 Camelopardalis is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +6.50. It is approximately 265 light years from Earth. It is classified as an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum type variable star and its...		49	62140	37934	6.50	1.95	265	F0p SrEu	BC Cam; α² CVn variable
29 Cam		29	38618	27592	6.53	0.88	441	A4IV-V
28 Cam 28 Camelopardalis 28 Camelopardalis is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.28 Camelopardalis is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +6.79. It is approximately 622 light years from Earth....		28	38129	27283	6.79	0.39	622	A7V
22 Cam 22 Camelopardalis 22 Camelopardalis is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.22 Camelopardalis is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +7.03. It is approximately 196 light years from Earth....		22	37070	26587	7.03	3.14	196	F5

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