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BE Camelopardalis — Star in Camelopardalis

Magnitude 4.3–4.5m Star Camelopardalis (Cam) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.47
Range 4.35 - 4.60
Variable Type LC
Spectral Type M2+IIab
Star Color Red (B-V 1.88) (reddened by dust)
Distance 233 ly

2Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 49m 31.2s
Dec +65° 31' 34.0"
Constellation Camelopardalis (Cam)
HR 1155
HIP 17884
HD 23475
SAO 12916
Variable ID BE Cam
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Medium+ Medium Medium
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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15Stellar Notes

Lc 4.35 - 4.48V, amp. 0.12p.
Large infrared excess.
In reflection nebula.
Ultraviolet FeII emission.
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Relativistic Travel

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.

BD Cam
Easy
Deep red carbon star
Star mag 5.10 2.4° Camelopardalis
IC 342
Medium
Galaxy
Galaxy mag 9.0 2.6° Camelopardalis
Kemble's Cascade Cluster
NGC 1502
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 5.7 3.8° Camelopardalis
SU Cas
Hard+
Pulsating variable, period 1.9d
Variable Star mag 5.80 6.5° Cassiopeia
Alpha Cam
Easy
Hot blue O-type star
Star mag 4.29 6.6° Camelopardalis
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