3 Camelopardalis
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 04h39m54.7s |
| Declination | +53°04′47″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.07 |
| Distance | 496 ± 59 ly (152 ± 18 pc) |
| Spectral type | K0III |
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3 Camelopardalis is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is approximately 496 light years from Earth.
The primary component, 3 Camelopardalis A, is an orange K-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.07. It is a Cepheid variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +5.05 to +5.10. The binary star revolves around its common centre of mass once every 121 days.
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