12 Camelopardalis

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12 Camelopardalis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0
Constellation
(pronunciation)
Camelopardalis
Right ascension 05h06m12.2s
Declination +59°01′16″
Apparent magnitude (V) +6.08
Absolute magnitude (V) -0.34
Distance 625 ± 110 ly
(192 ± 34 pc)
Spectral type K0III
Other designations
BM Camelopardalis, HR 1623, HD 32357, BD+58°805, HIP 23743, SAO 25003, GC 6197, BDS 2480, CCDM 05062+5900

12 Camelopardalis is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Camelopardalis. It also forms a double star with 11 Camelopardalis, which is only 3 arcminutes away.

12 Camelopardalis is classified as an orange K-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +6.08. The binary is an RS Canum Venaticorum type variable star and its brightness varies by 0.14 magnitudes with a period of 82.8 days. The orbital period of the binary is 80.174 days. 12 Camelopardalis is approximately 625 light years from Earth.


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