List of stars in Camelopardalis
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This is the list of notable star
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...

s in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

 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 RA
Right ascension
Right ascension is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is the declination.-Explanation:...

Dec
Declination
In astronomy, declination is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. Declination in astronomy is comparable to geographic latitude, but projected onto the celestial sphere. Declination is measured in degrees north and...

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....

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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 :*...

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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...

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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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