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Camelopardalis

Camelopardalis

Northern 757 sq° Cam

Brightest star: Beta Camelopardalis

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Mythology

Introduced by Petrus Plancius in 1613, representing the camel that brought Rebecca to Isaac in the Bible. The name means giraffe in modern usage.

Observing Highlights

A large but faint circumpolar constellation. Contains the open cluster NGC 1502 and Kemble's Cascade, a beautiful chain of stars visible in binoculars.

Main Stars

20
Beta Cam

HIP 23522; Beta Cam; 10 Cam

4.03 mag 84.2″ B: 7.4 G1Ib-IIa
HIP 16228
4.21 mag 2.3″ B: 7.8 B9Ia
Alpha Cam

HIP 22783; Alpha Cam; 9 Cam

4.29 mag O9.5Ia
7 Cam

HIP 23040; 7 Cam

4.47 mag 0.6″ B: 7.9 A1V
BE Cam

HIP 17884

4.47 mag M2+IIab
HIP 16281
4.54 mag A0Ia
HIP 33694
4.55 mag K4III
Gamma Cam

HIP 17959; Gamma Cam

4.63 mag 56.3″ B: 12.4 A2IVn
HIP 17587
4.80 mag 0.1″ G0III+A3V
HIP 29997
4.80 mag 8.5″ B: 11.5 A0Vn
BK Cam

HIP 15520

4.84 mag 120.7″ B: 12.9 B2.5Ven
VZ Cam

HIP 36547

4.96 mag M4IIIa
HIP 18488
5.00 mag 1.7″ B: 8.1 K3I-II+A3V:
HIP 18505
5.03 mag B9.5V
3 Cam

HIP 21727; 3 Cam

5.05 mag 1.8″ B: 12.3 K0III
HIP 25110
5.05 mag 31.1″ B: 9.1 F6V
HIP 19018
5.06 mag F0II
11 Cam

HIP 23734; 11 Cam

5.08 mag 177.7″ B: 6.2 B2.5Ve
HIP 16292
5.09 mag 14.6″ B: 10.0 A1V
BD Cam

HIP 17296

5.10 mag S3.5/2

Double Stars

15
HIP 62572
5.28 mag 21.8″ B: 5.7 A1IIIShell
1 Cam

HIP 21148; 1 Cam

5.77 mag 10.4″ B: 6.8 B0III
11 Cam

HIP 23734; 11 Cam

5.08 mag 177.7″ B: 6.2 B2.5Ve
HIP 25110
5.05 mag 31.1″ B: 9.1 F6V
HIP 16292
5.09 mag 14.6″ B: 10.0 A1V
HIP 16587
6.40 mag 20.5″ B: 7.7 A4III
Beta Cam

HIP 23522; Beta Cam; 10 Cam

4.03 mag 84.2″ B: 7.4 G1Ib-IIa
HIP 17858
6.46 mag 58.3″ B: 7.2 A0Vn
HIP 39340
6.40 mag 51.6″ B: 7.5 G1III
HIP 39538
5.42 mag 6.4″ B: 13.6 A0pSi
4 Cam

HIP 22287; 4 Cam

5.30 mag 13.8″ B: 13.2 A3m
HIP 17342
5.76 mag 23.4″ B: 13.8 K3IIb
HIP 16228
4.21 mag 2.3″ B: 7.8 B9Ia
HIP 16303
6.13 mag 2.6″ B: 7.9 A2V
HIP 59384
6.00 mag 71.9″ B: 8.2 gK5

Variable Stars

4
31 Cam

HIP 27971; 31 Cam

5.20 mag 5.12 - 5.29 EB/DM A2V
53 Cam

HIP 39261; 53 Cam

6.01 mag 5.95 - 6.08 ACV A2pSrCrEu
Z Cam

HR 9123

10.00 mag 10.0 - 14.5 UGZ+N Peculiar
ST Cam

HIP 22552

7.00 mag 6.3 - 8.5 SRB C

Deep Sky Objects

30
Open Cluster (1)
NGC 1502
5.7 mag 8.
Galaxy (28)
C7

NGC 2403

8.4 mag 26 SABc
C5

IC 342

9.2 mag 18 SABc
NGC 1560
11.5 mag 9.8 Scd
NGC 2146
10.5 mag 6.0 SBab
NGC 2336
10.5 mag 6.9 Sbc
NGC 2715
11.4 mag 5.0 SABc
IC 342
9.0 mag 17.8
NGC 2366
10.9 mag 7.6 IB
NGC 2655
10.1 mag 5.1 S0-a
NGC 2544
12.0 mag 1.1 Sa
NGC 1961
11.1 mag 4.3 SABb
NGC 2268
11.5 mag 3.4 Sbc
NGC 2748
11.7 mag 3.1 Sbc
NGC 2523
12.0 mag 3.0 Sbc
NGC 2550
13.0 mag 1.2 Sb
NGC 1530
12.0 mag 4.9 SBb
NGC 2591
13.0 mag 3.2 Sc
NGC 2460
11.7 mag 2.9 Sab
NGC 2633
11.9 mag 2.6 Sb
NGC 1569
11.2 mag 2.9 IB
NGC 2347
12.5 mag 2.0 Sb
NGC 2441
12.2 mag 2.2 SABb
NGC 4127
13.0 mag 2.3 Sc
IC 2062
12.0 mag 8.8
NGC 1485
14.0 mag 2.4 Sb
IC 2174
— mag 1.2 SBa
IC 356
11.0 mag 5.2
NGC 2732
11.9 mag 2.3 S0
Planetary Nebula (1)
NGC 1501
13.0 mag 0.9