29 Camelopardalis

29 Camelopardalis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension 05h 50m 33.8729s
Declination +56° 55 08.1822
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.590±0.009
Characteristics
29 Cam A
Spectral type A4 IV-V
U−B color index +0.13
B−V color index +0.09
29 Cam B
Spectral type A3 V
Astrometry
29 Cam A
Radial velocity (Rv)3.9±2 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –19.460 mas/yr
Dec.: –4.249 mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.7370±0.0607 mas
Distance484 ± 4 ly
(148 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.71
29 Cam B
Proper motion (μ) RA: +2.585 mas/yr
Dec.: –0.570 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.6375 ± 0.0483 mas
Distance1,990 ± 60 ly
(610 ± 20 pc)
Details
29 Cam A
Mass2.47 ± 0.08 M
Radius3.49+0.14
−0.12
 R
Luminosity58.9+8.9
−7.6
 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.77 cgs
Temperature8,337 ± 96 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)123 km/s
Age380 ± 14 Myr
29 Cam B
Mass2.12 M
Radius2.06 R
Luminosity15.043 L
Temperature7911 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)110±8 km/s
Other designations
BD+56° 1065, HD 38618, HIP 27592, HR 1992, SAO 25403, WDS J05506+5655A
Database references
SIMBADdata

29 Camelopardalis (29 Cam) is a double star in the circumpolar constellation Camelopardalis. With an apparent magnitude of 6.59, it is right below the max visibility to the naked eye, and can only be viewed under phenomenal conditions. The star is located 484 light years away based on parallax, but is drifting further away with a radial velocity of 3.9 km/s.