24 Camelopardalis is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Camelopardalis,[5] located 192 light years away from the Sun.[1] It is near the lower limit of visibility to the naked eye, appearing as a dim, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.05.[2] This object is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −31 km/s.[1]

24 Camelopardalis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension 05h 43m 01.67384s[1]
Declination +56° 34′ 53.4884″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.05[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K0 III[3]
B−V color index 0.951±0.001[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−31.34±0.16[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +15.621[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +28.509[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)16.9727 ± 0.0716 mas[1]
Distance192.2 ± 0.8 ly
(58.9 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)2.19[2]
Details[4]
Mass1.55±0.22 M
Radius5.07±0.19 R
Luminosity13.8+1.0
−0.9
 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.22 cgs
Temperature4,931 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.14 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.8 km/s
Age2.5+0.6
−0.4
 Gyr
Other designations
24 Cam, BD+56°1050, HD 37601, HIP 26942, HR 1941, SAO 25333[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

The stellar classification of this star is K0 III,[3] matching an evolved giant star that has exhausted the hydrogen at its core and expanded. It is 2.5 billion years old with 1.6 times the mass of the Sun and has grown to five times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 14 times the luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,931 K.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c d Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, S2CID 119257644.
  3. ^ a b Yoss, Kenneth M. (November 1961), "Spectral and Luminosity Classifications and Measurements of the Strength of Cyanogen Absorption for Late-Type Stars from Objective-Prism Spectra.", Astrophysical Journal, 134: 809, Bibcode:1961ApJ...134..809Y, doi:10.1086/147209
  4. ^ a b Brewer, John M.; et al. (2016), "Spectral Properties of Cool Stars: Extended Abundance Analysis of 1,617 Planet-Search Stars", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 225 (2): 32, arXiv:1606.07929, Bibcode:2016ApJS..225...32B, doi:10.3847/0067-0049/225/2/32, S2CID 118507965.
  5. ^ a b "24 Cam". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-04-17.