Star · M1III
17 Cam
17 Cam is a giant star of spectral type M1III in the constellation Camelopardalis, 1,072 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 25769 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 1,072 light-years (328.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.43 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.15 |
| Spectral type | M1III |
| Surface temperature | 3,510 K |
| Luminosity | 3,510 L☉ |
| Radius | 160 R☉ |
| Mass | 9.36 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 30m 10.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +63° 04′ 02″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.43). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 27° S. North of latitude 27° 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 954. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 19 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 17 Cam, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.41, 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.