26 Camelopardalis
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 05h 46m 30.39025s |
| Declination | +56° 06′ 56.0726″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.93 |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence |
| Spectral type | A4Vn |
| B−V color index | +0.164±0.004 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +21.0±4.3 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +19.337±0.133 mas/yr Dec.: −58.838±0.134 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 16.5077±0.0696 mas |
| Distance | 197.6 ± 0.8 ly (60.6 ± 0.3 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 2.01 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.80±0.02 M☉ |
| Luminosity | 12.88+0.75 −0.71 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.12 cgs |
| Temperature | 7,798±36 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.08 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 249 km/s |
| Age | 345 Myr |
| Other designations | |
| NSV 2615, BD+56°1058, GC 7191, HD 38091, HIP 27249, HR 1969, SAO 25362 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
26 Camelopardalis is a single star in the northern constellation of Camelopardalis, positioned next to the southern constellation boundary with Auriga. It is a suspected variable star that is dimly visible to the naked eye with a peak apparent visual magnitude of +5.93. This object is located at a distance of 197 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +21 km/s.
This is a white-hued A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A4Vn, where the 'n' notation indicates "nebulous" absorption lines due to rapid rotation. It is an estimated 345 million years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 249 km/s. The star has 1.80 times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 13 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 7,798 K.