Beta Camelopardalis

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β Camelopardalis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0
Constellation
(pronunciation)
Camelopardalis
Right ascension 05h 03m 25.1s
Declination +60° 26' 32"
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.03
Distance 1000 ± 230 ly
(310 ± 70 pc)
Spectral type G1Ib-IIa
Other designations
10 Camelopardalis, HR 1603, HD 31910, BD+60°856, FK5 182, HIP 23522, SAO 13351, GC 6136, ADS 3615, CCDM 05034+6026

Beta Camelopardalis (β Cam / β Camelopardalis) is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.

β Camelopardalis is a yellow G-type supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.03. It is approximately 1000 light years from Earth.