Star profile
31 Camelopardalis
Variable starWhat is 31 Camelopardalis
31 Camelopardalis is an A-type variable star shining about four hundred and sixty-nine light-years away, inside the vast and silent Giraffe. Its white light shifts in tones invisible to the naked eye —inner pulsations or surface effects that only careful monitoring can reveal. A discreet star in a discreet constellation, faithful to a heartbeat of its own.
Where it is and when to see it
31 Camelopardalis lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is December, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never sets and culminates about 82° up.
- From New York it never sets and culminates about 71° up.
- From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 30° S.
It ranks no. 25 in brightness among the 75 stars of Camelopardalis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Camelopardalis, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 470 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 31 Camelopardalis
- Constellation
- Camelopardalis
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.20
- Distance
- 468.7 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 88.741° · Dec 59.888°
- Catalogue
- HIP 27971 · HD 39220
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Other stars in Camelopardalis
Camelopardalis has 75 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Beta Camelopardalis4.03
- HIP 162284.21
- Alpha Camelopardalis4.26
- 42 Camelopardalis5.14
- HIP 595045.14
- HIP 199495.20
- 11 Camelopardalis5.22
- 16 Camelopardalis5.24