43 Camelopardalis
| Observation data J2000.0
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| Constellation | Camelopardalis
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| Right ascension | 06h 53m 42.24792s[1] |
| Declination | +68° 53′ 17.9238″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.11[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B7 III[3] |
| B−V color index | −0.114±0.003[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −2.26[2] |
| Details | |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 190[7] km/s |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
43 Camelopardalis is a singleapparent visual magnitude of 5.11.[2] This object is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −21 km/s.[4]
The
Chinese name
In
α Draconis, κ Draconis, λ Draconis, 24 Ursae Majoris, α Camelopardalis and BK Camelopardalis.[10] Consequently, 43 Camelopardalis itself is known as 紫微右垣五 (Zǐ Wēi Yòu Yuán wǔ, English: the Fifth Star of Right Wall of Purple Forbidden Enclosure.),[citation needed] representing 上衛 (Shǎngwèi), meaning First Imperial Guard.[11] 上衛 (Shǎngwèi) is westernized into Shang Wei by R.H. Allen, the meaning is "Higher Guard", but it is not cleared designation[12]
References
- ^ .
- ^ S2CID 119257644.
- ^ doi:10.1086/190179.
- ^ S2CID 59451347, A61.
- ^ S2CID 111387483.
- ^ S2CID 425754.
- ^ S2CID 3478126, A22.
- ^ a b "43 Cam". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- S2CID 14878976.
- ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
- ^ English-Chinese Glossary of Chinese Star Regions, Asterisms and Star Name Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
- ^ Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963), "Camelopardalis", Star Names — Their Lore and Meaning, Dover edition.
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