The star 8-Cam
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , 8-Cam is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 02:46 (EDT), when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 30° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 03:57.
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Name
8-Cam
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Magnitude: | 6.10 (V) [1] 8.01 (BT) [1] 6.25 (VT) [1] 5.54 (G) [2] 6.37 (BP) [2] 4.73 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.49 |
| Right ascension: | 04h59m46s [2] |
| Declination: | +53°09'19" [2] |
| Distance: | 228.8 parsec 745.8 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 17.3 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 231.7° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.70 |