Star · K0III
12 Cam
12 Cam is a giant star of spectral type K0III in the constellation Camelopardalis, 705.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 23743 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 705.0 light-years (216.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.08 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.59 |
| Spectral type | K0III |
| Surface temperature | 4,490 K |
| Luminosity | 272 L☉ |
| Radius | 27.3 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.51 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 06m 12.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +59° 01′ 17″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.08). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 31° S. North of latitude 31° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1321. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 13 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 12 Cam, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.50, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ara. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.