42 Camelopardalis
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 06h50m57.1s |
| Declination | +67°34′19″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.14 |
| Distance | 867 ± 141 ly (266 ± 43 pc) |
| Spectral type | B4IV |
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42 Camelopardalis is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.
42 Camelopardalis is a blue-white variable B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.14. It is approximately 867 light years from Earth.
It is notable as demonstrating similarities between the short-period B-type variables and the Cepheid variables.
[edit] References
- Variations on the Spectrum of 42 Camelopardalis, Edwards, D.L., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 93, p.729 cite:http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1933MNRAS..93..729E
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