Camelopardalis
Camelopardalis /kəˌmɛləˈpɑːrdəlᵻs/ or the Giraffe constellation is a muckle, faint groupin o starns in the northren sky.
| Constellation | |
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| Abbreviation | Cam[1] |
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| Genitive | Camelopardalis[1] |
| Pronunciation | /kəˌmɛləˈpɑːrdəlᵻs/, genitive the same |
| Seembolism | Giraffe[1] |
| Richt ascension | 03h 15m 36.2232s–14h 27m 07.8855s[2] h |
| Declination | 86.0975418°–52.6655540°[2]° |
| Area | 757 sq. deg. (18t) |
| Main starns | 2, 8 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 36 |
| Starns wi planets | 4 |
| Starns brichter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Starns within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 3 |
| Brichtest starn | β Cam (4.03m) |
| Nearest starn | LHS 2459 (17.58 ly, 5.39 pc) |
| Messier objects | 0 |
| Meteor showers | October Camelopardalids |
| Borderin constellations | Draco Ursa Minor Cepheus Cassiopeia Perseus Auriga Lynx Ursa Major |
| Veesible at latitudes atween +90° an −10°. Best veesible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) durin the month o Februar. | |
References
eedit- ↑ a b c Ridpath 2001, pp. 92-93.
- ↑ a b "Camelopardalis, constellation boundary". The Constellations. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 14 Februar 2014.
