hip-62572

Northern polar star

Its story

In northern Camelopardalis, near the celestial pole, shines a white class A star at 583 light-years. Its light set off when the Catholic Monarchs were signing the Capitulations of Santa Fe and Europe was peering at the end of the Middle Ages. Because of its near-polar position, it seems to wheel quietly around Earth's axis night after night. Class A stars are white and clean, with spectra dominated by hydrogen lines and temperatures around 9,000 K.

Constellation: Camelopardalis
Apparent magnitude: 5.38
Distance: 583.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 192.307° · Dec 83.413°
Catalogue: HIP 62572 · HD 112028

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