36 Camelopardalis

36 Camelopardalis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension 06h 12m 51.06255s[1]
Declination +65° 43′ 06.3160″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.344[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K1 III-IIIb CH-0.5[3]
U−B color index +2.708[4]
B−V color index +0.764[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+1.15±0.13[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +6.240[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −31.308[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.5905 ± 0.0728 mas[1]
Distance710 ± 10 ly
(218 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.33[6]
Details
Mass1.24[7] M☉
Radius42[8] R☉
Luminosity714[8] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)1.26[7] cgs
Temperature4,589[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.11[7] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.0[9] km/s
Other designations
36 Cam, BD+65°517, FK5 233, GC 7856, HD 41927, HIP 2940, HR 2165, SAO 13756[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

36 Camelopardalis is a single star[11] in the northern circumpolar constellation of Camelopardalis. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.3. Parallax measurements provide a distance estimate of approximately 710 light years away from the Sun, and it is drifting away from the Earth with a radial velocity of −1.15 km/s.

36 Camelopardalis has a stellar classification of K1 III-IIIb, which indicates that it is a K-type giant star with a mild underabundance of CH molecules in its spectrum. At present it has 1.24 times the mass of the Sun but has expanded to an enlarged diameter of 42 R☉. It shines at 714 L☉ from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,589 K, giving it an orange glow. 36 Cam's metallicity is around solar level and spins slowly with a projected rotational velocity of 3 km/s.

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