U Camelopardalis

Coordinates: 03^h 41^m 48.17393^s, +62° 38′ 54.3906″

U Camelopardalis

U Camelopardalis is a bright star surrounded by a tenuous shell of gas. Its atmosphere contains more carbon than oxygen.
Observational data
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation:	Camelopardalis[1]
Right ascension:	03^h 41^m 48.17393^s[2]
Declination:	+62° 38′ 54.3906″[2]
Apparent magnitude:	7.35[2]

U Camelopardalis, or U Cam, is a carbon star located 1500 light years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis, near the North Celestial Pole.^[3]

References

1. "Red Giant Blows a Bubble". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
2. "Search Results for U Camelopardalis". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
3. "NASA - Hubble Sees Red Giant Blow a Bubble". Nasa.gov. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-10-28.