2 Camelopardalis

2 Camelopardalis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension 04h 39m 58.0688s
Declination +53° 28 22.874
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.376
Characteristics
Spectral type A8V
B−V color index 0.31
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)20.10 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 34.51 mas/yr
Dec.: -84.70 mas/yr
Parallax (π)22.49 ± 4.69 mas
Distanceapprox. 150 ly
(approx. 44 pc)
Orbit
CompanionWDS J04400+5328B
Orbit[1]
CompanionWDS J04400+5328C
Period (P)737.2 yr
Semi-major axis (a)2.07"
Eccentricity (e)0.320
Inclination (i)121.1°
Longitude of the node (Ω)285.6°
Periastron epoch (T)1967.6
Orbit
CompanionWDS J04400+5328D
Other designations
BD+53° 794, HIP 21730, HR 1466, SAO 24744, HD 29316.
Database references
SIMBADdata
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue,
CCDM (2002),
Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)

2 Camelopardalis is a trinary star system[2] in the constellation Camelopardalis located approximately 44.46 parsecs (145.0 ly) distant. With a combined apparent magnitude of 5.38, the system can easily be seen with the naked eye under good conditions. The primary-secondary pair, of which the primary is a blue-white main-sequence star,[3] is separated from the tertiary by approximately an arc second,[4][5] making it very difficult to resolve. A nearby star is likely to be a member of the system as well, bringing the total number of stars to four.[2]

References

  1. Mason; Hartkopf, William I.; Wycoff, Gary L.; Holdenried, Ellis R.; et al. (2006). "Speckle Interferometry at the US Naval Observatory. XII.". The Astronomical Journal 132 (5): 2219–2230. Bibcode:2006AJ....132.2219M. doi:10.1086/508231.
  2. 1 2 Heintz, W. D. (1996). "A Study of Multiple-Star Systems". The Astronomical Journal 111: 408. Bibcode:1996AJ....111..408H. doi:10.1086/117792.
  3. "2 Camelopardalis". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. "STF 566AB". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. "STF 566C". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 June 2014.


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