The star β-Cam
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), β-Cam is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 19:37, when it rises 17° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:14, 68° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:18, 61° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
β-Cam
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Magnitude: | 4.03 (V)[1] 5.13 (BT)[1] 4.12 (VT)[1] 3.20 (RP)[2] 3.69 (G)[2] 4.29 (BP)[2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.86 |
| Right Ascension: | 05h03m25s [2] |
| Declination: | +60°26'31" [2] |
| Distance: | 210.5 parsec 686.1 lightyears [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 16.4 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 196.9° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -2.58 |