U Camelopardalis is carbon star located in the constellation of Camelopardalis (giraffe, go figure). Carbon stars are red giants that contain larger amounts of carbon in their outer layers giving them a reddish color. The red giant phase is near the end of a main sequence star. In 2012 it shed a large shell of gas from its outer layers.
U Cam (2023)
- Constellation: Camelopardalis
- Right Ascension: 03h 41m 48.17393s
- Declination: +62° 38′ 54.3906″
- Distance: ~3,000 ly
- Apparent Magnitude: 7.55 V
- B-V Color Index: +1.95
- Details
- Category: Stars
- Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
- Camera: ZWO 2600 MM