40 Camelopardalis

40 Camelopardalis

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Camelopardalis
Right ascension	06^h 15^m 40.54073^s
Declination	+59° 59′ 56.3161″
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.363
Characteristics
Spectral type	K3III
B−V color index	1.34
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	8.56 ± 0.29 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: 28.21 ± 0.31 mas/yr Dec.: -23.65 ± 0.24 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	6.63 ± 0.31[1] mas
Distance	490 ± 20 ly (151 ± 7 pc)
Details
Luminosity	240 L☉
Temperature	4460 K
Other designations
HR 2201, BD+60° 938, HD 42633, SAO 13772, GC 7949, HIP 29730.
Database references
SIMBAD	data
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue, CCDM (2002), Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)
Database references
SIMBAD	data

40 Camelopardalis, also known as HD 42633 or HR 2201, is a star in double system in the constellation Camelopardalis. Located around 490 light-years distant, the primary star shines with a luminosity approximately 240 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 4460 K.^[2]

References

1. van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the New Hipparcos Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–64. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
2. McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 427 (1): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.