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HIP 36528

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 36528

Camelopardalis, the celestial giraffe, is one of the least populated constellations of the northern hemisphere: here, an orange giant burns 448 light-years away. Its light departed around 1577, the year Tycho Brahe observed a comet and proved it crossed the celestial spheres —the beginning of the end of the Aristotelian cosmos.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 36528 lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is January, when it culminates around midnight.

  • From London it never sets and culminates about 73° up.
  • From New York it never sets and culminates about 62° up.
  • From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 22° S.

It ranks no. 48 in brightness among the 75 stars of Camelopardalis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Camelopardalis, the brightest: it lies about 17° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 450 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 36528

Constellation
Camelopardalis
Apparent magnitude
5.63
Distance
448.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000)
RA 112.720° · Dec 68.466°
Catalogue
HIP 36528 · HD 58425

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Other stars in Camelopardalis

Camelopardalis has 75 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 75 stars in Camelopardalis