Camelopardus
Abbreviation: Cam
Genitive: Camelopardalis
Right Ascension: 5.76 hours
Declination: 70.27 degrees
The constellation first appeared in 1614, it was published by Bartschius in outline form only, he wrote that it represented the Camel that brought Rebecca to Issac. Proctor attempted to change its name to Camelus and it appeard that way by Mr. J. Ellard Gore in 1894 in his translation of Flammrion's Astronomie Popularie.
Best Known Stars
(Yale Bright Star Catalog)| Common Name or Bayer Number 1 |
RA | DEC | Magnitude 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BET CAM | 5.00:3.00:25.08 | +60.00:26.00:32.04 | 4.03 |
| ALP CAM | 4.00:54.00:3.01 | +66.00:20.00:33.64 | 4.29 |
| GAM CAM | 3.00:50.00:21.50 | +71.00:19.00:56.16 | 4.63 |
| 43 CAM | 6.00:53.00:42.24 | +68.00:53.00:17.93 | 5.12 |
| 36 CAM | 6.00:12.00:51.06 | +65.00:43.00:6.33 | 5.32 |
| 4 CAM | 4.00:48.00:0.26 | +56.00:45.00:25.93 | 5.34 |
| 17 CAM | 5.00:30.00:10.20 | +63.00:4.00:2.04 | 5.42 |
| 1 CAM | 4.00:32.00:1.83 | +53.00:54.00:39.03 | 5.77 |
| 53 CAM | 8.00:1.00:42.41 | +60.00:19.00:27.64 | 6.01 |
| 18 CAM | 5.00:32.00:33.81 | +57.00:13.00:16.04 | 6.48 |
Deep Sky Objects
(PAS Catalog)Other Deep Sky Objects
(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)| Object | R.A. | Dec. | Object Type 3 | Mag. | Uranometria | Tirion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tombaugh 5 | 03 47.8 | +59 03 | OPNCL | 08.4 | 039 | 01 |
| NGC 1502 | 04 07.7 | +62 20 | OPNCL | 06.9 | 018 | 01 |
| Cr 464 | 05 22.0 | +73 00 | OPNCL | 04.2 | 006 | 01 |
| NGC 2403 | 07 36.8 | +65 37 | GALXY | 08.5 | 021 | 01 |
Variable Stars
(General Catalog of Variable Stars)| GCVS ID | R.A. (hh mm ss.ss) |
Dec. (deg mm ss) |
Variable Type 4 | Mag. Min | Mag. Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SZ Cam | 4.00:3.00:23.80 | +62.00:12.00:0.00 | EA/DM | 7.29 | 7.00 |
| TU Cam | 5.00:50.00:28.90 | +59.00:52.00:47.00 | EB/DM | 5.29 | 5.12 |
| VZ Cam | 7.00:20.00:41.00 | +82.00:30.00:50.00 | SR | 4.96 | 4.80 |
| AX Cam | 7.00:57.00:27.00 | +60.00:27.00:48.00 | ACV | 6.08 | 5.95 |
| BC Cam | 7.00:41.00:56.70 | +62.00:57.00:13.00 | ACV | 6.48 | 6.43 |
| BD Cam | 3.00:37.00:47.70 | +63.00:3.00:25.00 | LB | 5.17 | 5.04 |
| BE Cam | 3.00:44.00:55.10 | +65.00:22.00:26.00 | LC | 4.48 | 4.35 |
| BH Cam | 5.00:50.00:5.00 | +64.00:58.00:6.00 | LB | 2.53 | 2.37 |
| BK Cam | 3.00:15.00:33.80 | +65.00:28.00:18.00 | GCAS | 4.89 | 4.78 |
| BM Cam | 5.00:1.00:50.60 | +58.00:57.00:15.00 | RS | 0.14 | 6.18 |
| BN Cam | 5.00:6.00:2.70 | +73.00:53.00:9.00 | ACV | 0.05 | 5.30 |
| BS Cam | 5.00:17.00:31.20 | +69.00:21.00:13.00 | DSCTC | 0.05 | 8.00 |
| BV Cam | 5.00:1.00:47.10 | +58.00:54.00:18.00 | GCAS | 0.07 | 5.08 |
| BW Cam | 5.00:15.00:5.00 | +63.00:12.00:54.00 | M | 3.09 | 1.69 |
Double Stars
(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)| Name | R.A. (hh mm.m) |
Dec. (deg mm) |
Mag 5 | Sep 6 | PA 7 | Tirion | Uranometria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STT 33 | 03 22.1 | 62 44 | 7.6, 7.8 | 117.50 | 110 | 1 | 18 |
| STF 389 | 03 30.1 | 59 21 | 6.5, 7.5 | 2.70 | 71 | 1 | 38/ 39 |
| STF 400 | 03 35.0 | 60 02 | 6.9, 7.9 | 1.20 | 258 | 1 | 18/ 39 |
| STF 419 | 03 42.7 | 69 50 | 7.9, 7.9 | 2.80 | 74 | 1 | 18 |
| S 436 | 03 49.4 | 57 07 | 6.5, 7.3 | 58.30 | 76 | 1 | 39 |
| STF 485 | 04 07.8 | 62 20 | 7.0, 7.1 | 17.90 | 304 | 1 | 18 |
| STT 46 | 04 21.0 | 55 31 | 7.0, 7.3 | 99.00 | 160 | 1 | 39 |
| STT 46 | 04 21.0 | 55 31 | 8.0, 8.0 | 99.00 | 160 | 1 | 39 |
| STF 550 | 04 32.0 | 53 55 | 5.7, 6.8 | 10.30 | 308 | 1 | 39/ 40 |
| STF 13 | 05 06.0 | 58 58 | 5.3, 6.4 | 179.80 | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| STF 1051 | 07 26.5 | 73 04 | 7.0, 7.8 | 31.40 | 82 | 1 | 7 |
| STF 1122 | 07 45.9 | 65 09 | 7.8, 7.8 | 15.30 | 5 | 1 | 21/ 22 |
| STF 1625 | 12 16.2 | 80 07 | 7.3, 7.8 | 14.40 | 219 | 2 | 9 |
| STF 1694 | 12 49.3 | 83 24 | 5.3, 5.8 | 21.60 | 326 | 2 | 9 |