Beta Camelopardalis

Beta Camelopardalis, Latinized from β Camelopardalis, is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Camelopardalis. It is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.02. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 3.74 mas as seen from Earth, it is located roughly 870 light years from the Sun. It is moving closer with a radial velocity of −190 km/s and is most likely a single star. β Cam has two visual companions: a 7th magnitude A5-class star at an angular separation of 84 arc seconds; and a 12th magnitude star at 15 arc seconds.

Beta Camelopardalis

Beta Camelopardalis, Latinized from β Camelopardalis, is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Camelopardalis. It is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.02. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 3.74 mas as seen from Earth, it is located roughly 870 light years from the Sun. It is moving closer with a radial velocity of −190 km/s and is most likely a single star. β Cam has two visual companions: a 7th magnitude A5-class star at an angular separation of 84 arc seconds; and a 12th magnitude star at 15 arc seconds.