Beta Camelopardalis
 Location of β Cam (circled) |
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 05h 03m 25.08963s |
| Declination | +60° 26′ 32.0895″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.02 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G1Ib–IIa |
| U−B color index | +0.62 |
| B−V color index | +0.93 |
| R−I color index | +0.49 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −190 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) |
RA: −6.50 mas/yr Dec.: −14.15 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.74 ± 0.21mas |
| Distance | 870 ± 50 ly (270 ± 20 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −3.1 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 6.5 M☉ |
| Luminosity | 1,592 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.79 cgs |
| Temperature | 5,300 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.06 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 11.7 km/s |
| Age | 63 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Data sources: | |
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Hipparcos Catalogue, CCDM (2002), Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.) |
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Beta Camelopardalis (β Cam / β Camelopardalis) is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is a yellow G-type supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.03, approximately 870 light years from Earth.
β Cam has two close companions: a 7th magnitude A5 star at 84"; and a 12th magnitude star at 15".
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