Star profile
HIP 62561
Northern polar starWhat is HIP 62561
In Camelopardalis, the giraffe grazing near the northern celestial pole, shines a white A-type star 401 light-years away. Its light set out shortly after Galileo first pointed his telescope at the sky of Padua. Hotter and more luminous than the Sun, this cold flame always rides high above the northern horizon, a reminder that even modern constellations keep ancient light.
Where it is and when to see it
HIP 62561 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 58° up.
- From New York it never sets and culminates about 47° up.
- From Sydney it never rises above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 7° S.
It ranks no. 67 in brightness among the 75 stars of Camelopardalis in our catalogue. To find it, start from Beta Camelopardalis, the brightest: it lies about 33° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 400 years ago.
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Astronomical data for HIP 62561
- Constellation
- Camelopardalis
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.92
- Distance
- 401.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 192.278° · Dec 83.418°
- Catalogue
- HIP 62561 · HD 112014
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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
- HIP 319465.88
- HIP 203805.91
- HIP 214525.91
- HIP 668785.92
- 26 Camelopardalis5.93