Beta Camelopardalis
 Location of β Camelopardalis | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 05h 03m 25.0901s |
| Declination | +60° 26′ 32.084″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.032 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G1Ib–II |
| U−B color index | 0.63 |
| B−V color index | 0.92 |
| R−I color index | 0.45 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −1.7 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −6.11 mas/yr Dec.: −14.78 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 3.27 ± 0.74 mas |
| Distance | approx. 1,000 ly (approx. 310 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −3.47 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 6.6 M☉ |
| Radius | 62 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 3975 L☉ |
| Temperature | 5,940 K |
| Rotation | 19 km/s 0,008 Year |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Data sources: | |
| Hipparcos Catalogue, CCDM (2002), Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.) | |
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. This is a double star, with components of magnitudes 4.0 and 7.4. It is approximately 1000 light years from Earth.
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