37 Camelopardalis

37 Camelopardalis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension 06h 09m 59.0135s[1]
Declination +58° 56′ 08.494″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.36±0.01[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8 III[3]
U−B color index +0.92[4]
B−V color index +1.10[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)30.86±0.12[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +16.787[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +18.619[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.3457 ± 0.0781 mas[1]
Distance444 ± 5 ly
(136 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.02[5]
Details
Mass1.43[6] M☉
Radius19.25[7] R☉
Luminosity129[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.01±0.15[8] cgs
Temperature4,609[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.50±0.07[8] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.5±1.2[9] km/s
Age3.5[6] Gyr
Other designations
37 Cam, AG+58°528, BD+58°897, GC 7796, HD 41597, HIP 29246, HR 2152, SAO 25597
Database references
SIMBADdata

37 Camelopardalis is a solitary[10] 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,[3] indicating that the object is an ageing yellow giant. It has an angular diameter of 1.36±0.02 mas,[11] with an actual size of 19.3 R☉.[7] 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,[6] giving it a yellow orange glow. 37 Cam is a metal poor star with an iron abundance only 32% that of the Sun[8] and spins modestly with a projected rotational velocity of 1.5 km/s.[9]

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