37 Camelopardalis
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 06h 09m 59.0135s |
| Declination | +58° 56′ 08.494″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.36±0.01 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G8 III |
| U−B color index | +0.92 |
| B−V color index | +1.10 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 30.86±0.12 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +16.787 mas/yr Dec.: +18.619 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 7.3457±0.0781 mas |
| Distance | 444 ± 5 ly (136 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.02 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.43 M☉ |
| Radius | 19.25 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 129 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.01±0.15 cgs |
| Temperature | 4,609 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.50±0.07 dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.5±1.2 km/s |
| Age | 3.5 Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| 37 Cam, AG+58°528, BD+58°897, GC 7796, HD 41597, HIP 29246, HR 2152, SAO 25597 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
37 Camelopardalis is a solitary star in the northern circumpolar constellation Camelopardalis. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.36, allowing it to be seen with the naked eye under ideal conditions. Located about 444 light years away, the star is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 30.86 km/s.
37 Camelopardalis has a stellar classification of G8 III, indicating that the object is an ageing yellow giant. It has an angular diameter of 1.36±0.02 mas, with an actual size of 19.3 R☉. At present it has 1.43 times the mass of the Sun and shines at 129 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,609 K, giving it a yellow orange glow. 37 Cam is a metal poor star with an iron abundance only 32% that of the Sun and spins modestly with a projected rotational velocity of 1.5 km/s.