26 Camelopardalis

26 Camelopardalis
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension 05h 46m 30.39025s[1]
Declination +56° 06′ 56.0726″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.93[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[3]
Spectral type A4Vn[4]
B−V color index +0.164±0.004[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+21.0±4.3[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +19.337±0.133[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −58.838±0.134[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)16.5077 ± 0.0696 mas[1]
Distance197.6 ± 0.8 ly
(60.6 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)2.01[2]
Details
Mass1.80±0.02[3] M☉
Luminosity12.88+0.75
−0.71[3] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.12[5] cgs
Temperature7,798±36[3] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.08[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)249[3] km/s
Age345[5] Myr
Other designations
NSV 2615, BD+56°1058, GC 7191, HD 38091, HIP 27249, HR 1969, SAO 25362[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

26 Camelopardalis is a single[8] star in the northern constellation of Camelopardalis, positioned next to the southern constellation boundary with Auriga. It is a suspected variable star[9] that is dimly visible to the naked eye with a peak apparent visual magnitude of +5.93.[2] This object is located at a distance of 197 light years from the Sun based on parallax,[1] and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +21 km/s.[2]

This is a white-hued A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A4Vn,[4] where the 'n' notation indicates "nebulous" absorption lines due to rapid rotation. It is an estimated 345[5] million years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 249 km/s.[3] The star has 1.80[3] 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.[3]

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