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Camelopardalis (abbr. Cam, gen. Camelopardalis)
The Giraffe; a large, relatively barren constellation near the north celestial pole, lying between Ursa Major and Cassiopeia. Only three of its stars, Beta, 7 Cam, and Alpha, reach fourth magnitude. Alpha is a notably remote and intrinsically luminous O star (visual magnitude 4.26, absolute magnitude -7.38, spectral type O9Ia, distance 6,940 light-years). See below for details of some of the constellation's interesting deep sky objects.
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| Objects of interest | ||
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| Name | Type of Object | Notes |
| Z Cam | star | The prototype Z Camelopardalis star |
| IC 3568 | planetary nebula | A small planetary, just south of 32 Cam, that looks like a star slightly out of focus. Magnitude 11.6; diameter 18"; distance 9,000 light-years; R.A. 12h 33.11m, Dec. +82° 33.8' |
| NGC 1502 | open cluster | A tiny but striking object containing about 15 stars. The brighter members are in a triangular arrangement while the fainter ones lie in a circular background. Magnitude 5.7; diameter 5.7'; R.A. 04h 7.7m, Dec. +62° 20' |
| NGC 2403 | galaxy | A spiral galaxy readily seen in small telescopes at low power and even visible with a good pair of binoculars as a hazy glow. In larger instruments it appears as a fat cigar-shape. It is an outlying member of the M81 Group. Magnitude 8.4; size 18' × 11'; distance 12 million light-years; R.A. 07h 37', Dec. 65° 36'. |
| Constellations |
| Andromeda | Antlia | Apus | Aquarius | Aquila | Ara | Aries | Auriga | Bootes | Caelum | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricornus | Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaurus | Cepheus | Cetus | Chamaeleon | Circinus | Columba | Coma Berenices | Corona Austrina | Corona Borealis | Corvus | Crater | Crux | Cygnus | Delphinus | Dorado | Draco | Equuleus | Eridanus | Fornax | Gemini | Grus | Hercules | Horologium | Hydra | Hydrus | Indus | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lepus | Libra | Lupus | Lynx | Lyra | Mensa | Microscopium | Monoceros | Musca | Norma | Octans | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pavo | Pegasus | Perseus | Phoenix | Pictor | Pisces | Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sagitta | Sagittarius | Scorpius | Sculptor | Scutum | Serpens | Sextans | Taurus | Telescopium | Triangulum | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Vela | Virgo | Volans | Vulpecula |
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