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 |
| Distance | 484 ± 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 |
| Distance | 1,990 ± 60 ly (610 ± 20 pc) |
| Details | |
| 29 Cam A | |
| Mass | 2.47 ± 0.08 M☉ |
| Radius | 3.49+0.14 −0.12 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 58.9+8.9 −7.6 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.77 cgs |
| Temperature | 8,337 ± 96 K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 123 km/s |
| Age | 380 ± 14 Myr |
| 29 Cam B | |
| Mass | 2.12 M☉ |
| Radius | 2.06 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 15.043 L☉ |
| Temperature | 7911 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 | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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.