4 Camelopardalis

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4 Camelopardalis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation
Camelopardalis
Right ascension 04h 48m 00.2729s[1]
Declination +56° 45′ 25.837″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.29[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A3m[3]
U−B color index 0.12[4]
B−V color index 0.246±0.003[2]
Distance
177 ± 1 ly
(54.2 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.68[2]
Argument of periastron
(ω)
(secondary)
235.9°
Details
Myr
HR 1511, SAO 24829[11]
Database references
SIMBADdata

4 Camelopardalis is a probable

″ per year.[12] The system's proper motion makes it a candidate for membership in the IC 2391 supercluster.[13] They are moving away from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 22.5 km/s.[5]

The brighter member, designated component A, is classified as an

There is a faint, magnitude 9.49 companion at an

away, is probably unrelated.[16]

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