- Source: CS Camelopardalis
CS Camelopardalis (CS Cam; HD 21291) is a binary star in reflection nebula VdB 14, in the constellation Camelopardalis.
It forms a group of stars known as the Camelopardalis R1 association, part of the Cam OB1 association. The near-identical supergiant CE Camelopardalis is located half a degree to the south.
As a binary star, CS Cam is designated as Struve 385 (STF 385, Σ385).
The primary component, CS Camelopardalis A, is a blue-white B-type supergiant with a mean apparent magnitude of 4.21m. It is classified as an Alpha Cygni type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude 4.19m to 4.23m. Its companion, CS Camelopardalis B, is a magnitude 8.7m blue giant star located 2.4 arcseconds from the primary.
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Image CS Camelopardalis
Nebula vdB 14
Van Den Bergh 14 and 15
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Camelopardalis
- Daftar bintang di rasi bintang Camelopardalis
- Kuda laut barbour
- CS Camelopardalis
- Camelopardalis
- Alpha Camelopardalis
- Former constellations
- HD 21389
- List of stars in Camelopardalis
- Camelopardalis in Chinese astronomy
- Galactic coordinate system
- NGC 1501
- Eris (dwarf planet)
