How to see it
Gam Cam has a visual magnitude of about 4.58: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Gam Cam: right ascension 3h 50m 22s, declination +71° 19′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
Gam Cam. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17959, HD 23401, Gaia DR3 495235297172196864. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 495235297172196864
- HIP
- 17959
- HD
- 23401
- gaia_dr3
- 495235297172196864
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Gam Cam
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 495235297172196864
- HD 23401
- HIP 17959
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.58