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BD Camelopardalis — Star in Camelopardalis

Magnitude 5.0–5.2m Star Camelopardalis (Cam) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.10
Range 4.99 - 5.37
Period 24.8 days
Variable Type Symbiotic Variable (Z Andromedae)
Spectral Type S3.5/2
Star Color Red (B-V 1.63)
Distance 1,631 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 42m 09.3s
Dec +63° 13' 00.0"
Constellation Camelopardalis (Cam)
HR 1105
HIP 17296
HD 22649
SAO 12874
Variable ID BD Cam
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Medium Hard+ Hard+
50mm finder Easy Easy Easy
150mm scope Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Oct – Dec (peak: Nov)

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14Stellar Notes

Lb 5.04 - 5.17V, 6.7 - 6.85p.
Technetium not abundant, as previously reported.
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Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

BE Cam
Easy
Cool red giant
Star mag 4.47 2.4° Camelopardalis
Kemble's Cascade Cluster
NGC 1502
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 5.7 3.1° Camelopardalis
IC 342
Medium
Galaxy
Galaxy mag 9.0 4.9° Camelopardalis
SU Cas
Hard+
Pulsating variable, period 1.9d
Variable Star mag 5.80 7.6° Cassiopeia
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