43 Camelopardalis
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Camelopardalis |
Right ascension | 06h53m42.2s |
Declination | +68°53′18″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.11 |
Distance | 1000 ± 190 ly (310 ± 60 pc) |
Spectral type | B7III |
Other designations | |
43 Camelopardalis is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis.
43 Camelopardalis is a blue-white B-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.11. It is approximately 1000 light years distant from Earth.
Chinese name
In Chinese, ç´«å¾®å³åž£ (ZÇ WÄ“i Yòu Yuán), meaning Right Wall of Purple Forbidden Enclosure, refers to an asterism consisting of 43 Camelopardalis, α Draconis, κ Draconis, λ Draconis, 24 Ursae Majoris, α Camelopardalis and BK Camelopardalis.[1] Consequently, 43 Camelopardalis itself is known as ç´«å¾®å³åž£äº” (ZÇ WÄ“i Yòu Yuán wÇ”, English: the Fifth Star of Right Wall of Purple Forbidden Enclosure.), representing 上衛 (ShÇŽngwèi), meaning First Imperial Guard.[2] 上衛 (ShÇŽngwèi) is westernized into Shang Wei by R.H. Allen, the meaning is "Higher Guard", but it is not cleared designation[3]
References
- ↑ (Chinese) ä¸åœ‹æ˜Ÿåº§ç¥žè©±, written by 陳久金. Published by å°ç£æ›¸æˆ¿å‡ºç‰ˆæœ‰é™å…¬å¸, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
- ↑ English-Chinese Glossary of Chinese Star Regions, Asterisms and Star Name, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
- ↑ Richard Hinckley Allen: Star Names — Their Lore and Meaning: Camelopardalis
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