The star 26-Cam
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , 26-Cam is visible all night. It will become visible around 18:00 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 56° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:09, 76° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:01, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
26-Cam
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.93 (V) [1] 6.11 (BT) [1] 5.95 (VT) [1] 5.88 (G) [2] 5.98 (BP) [2] 5.75 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.14 |
| Right ascension: | 05h46m30s [2] |
| Declination: | +56°06'55" [2] |
| Distance: | 60.6 parsec 197.5 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 61.9 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 161.8° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.02 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.