7 Camelopardalis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
|
---|---|
Constellation (pronunciation) |
Camelopardalis |
Right ascension | 04h57m17.2s |
Declination | +53°45′08″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.43 |
Distance | 376 ± 35 ly (115 ± 11 pc) |
Spectral type | A1V |
Other designations | |
7 Camelopardalis is a triple star system in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is approximately 376 light years from Earth.
The primary component, 7 Camelopardalis A, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.43. Orbiting the primary with a period of 284 years is 7 Camelopardalis B, a magnitude +7.8 star which is only 0.78 arcseconds from the primary. The third component, 7 Camelopardalis C, is an eleventh magnitude star 26 arcseconds distant.