7 Camelopardalis
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation (pronunciation) |
Camelopardalis |
| Right ascension | 04h57m17.2s |
| Declination | +53°45′08″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.43 |
| Distance | 376 ± 35 ly (115 ± 11 pc) |
| Spectral type | A1V |
| Other designations | |
7 Camelopardalis is a triple star system in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is approximately 376 light years from Earth.
The primary component, 7 Camelopardalis A, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.43. Orbiting the primary with a period of 284 years is 7 Camelopardalis B, a magnitude +7.8 star which is only 0.78 arcseconds from the primary. The third component, 7 Camelopardalis C, is an eleventh magnitude star 26 arcseconds distant.

