8-Cam (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , 8-Cam will become visible at around 20:55 (EDT), 35° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 22:42 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
8-Cam
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h59m46s [4] |
| Declination: | +53°09'19" [4] |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Magnitude: | 6.10 (V) [2] 8.01 (BT) [2] 6.25 (VT) [2] 5.56 (G) [4] 6.35 (BP) [4] 4.70 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 229.0 parsec 746.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.49 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 17.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 231.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.70 |
Sources