Camelopardalis

Camelopardalis
Constellation
	List of stars in Camelopardalis
Abbreviation	Cam
Genitive	Camelopardalis
Pronunciation	/kəˌmɛləˈpɑːrdəlɪs/, genitive the same
Symbolism	Giraffe
Right ascension	03h 15m 36.2232s–14h 27m 07.8855s
Declination	86.0975418°–52.6655540°
Area	757 sq. deg. (18th)
Main stars	2, 8
Bayer/Flamsteed; stars	36
Stars with planets	4
Stars brighter than 3.00m	0
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly)	3
Brightest star	β Cam (4.03m)
Messier objects	0
Meteor showers	October Camelopardalids
Bordering; constellations	Draco; Ursa Minor; Cepheus; Cassiopeia; Perseus; Auriga; Lynx; Ursa Major
	Visible at latitudes between +90° and −10°.; Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of February.

Camelopardalis /kəˌmɛləˈpɑːrdəlɪs/ is a large but faint constellation of the northern sky representing a giraffe. The constellation was introduced in 1612 or 1613 by Petrus Plancius.^[3]^[1] Some older astronomy books give Camelopardalus or Camelopardus as alternative forms of the name, but the version recognized by the International Astronomical Union matches the genitive form, seen suffixed to most of its key stars.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ridpath 2001, pp. 92–93.
^ ^a ^b "Camelopardalis, constellation boundary". The Constellations. International Astronomical Union. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
^ Knowledge Encyclopedia Space!. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. 2015. p. 164. ISBN 9780241245347. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2020.