Camelopardalis
Data
- IAU abbreviation
- Cam
- Genitive
- Camelopardalis
- Area
- 756.8 sq °
- Catalogue stars
- 158
- Of those, named
- 1
- Introduced by
- Petrus Plancius, late 16th to early 17th century
- Brightest star
- no data
Stars of the constellation
| Stars of the constellation | Apparent magnitude | Distance | Spectral class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonatiuh | 5.80 | 333 light years | G9III |
History and myth
The Giraffe covers a stretch of northern sky so poor in bright stars that before Plancius (1613) it was simply left blank. The name comes from the biblical camel that carried Rebecca to Isaac.