✨ Camelopardalis

Cam · giraffe · Northern sky

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Camelopardalis is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning giraffe; stars within it are named in the genitive form Camelopardalis.

Facts about Camelopardalis

ConstellationCamelopardalis
IAU abbreviationCam
Genitive (Latin)Camelopardalis
Meaninggiraffe
Brightest starβ Camelopardalis (apparent magnitude 4.02)
Area757 square degrees
HemisphereNorthern

Deep-sky objects in Camelopardalis

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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