26 Camelopardalis

26 Camelopardalis is a single^[8] star in the northern constellation of Camelopardalis, positioned next to the southern constellation boundary with Auriga. It is a suspected variable star^[9] that is dimly visible to the naked eye with a peak apparent visual magnitude of +5.93.^[2] This object is located at a distance of 197 light years from the Sun based on parallax,^[1] and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +21 km/s.^[2]

26 Camelopardalis

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Camelopardalis
Right ascension	05h 46m 30.39025s[1]
Declination	+56° 06′ 56.0726″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.93[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage	main sequence[3]
Spectral type	A4Vn[4]
B−V color index	+0.164±0.004[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	+21.0±4.3[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +19.337±0.133[1] mas/yr Dec.: −58.838±0.134[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	16.5077±0.0696 mas[1]
Distance	197.6 ± 0.8 ly (60.6 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	2.01[2]
Details
Mass	1.80±0.02[3] M☉
Luminosity	12.88+0.75 −0.71[3] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	4.12[5] cgs
Temperature	7,798±36[3] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	−0.08[6] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	249[3] km/s
Age	345[5] Myr
Other designations
NSV 2615, BD+56°1058, GC 7191, HD 38091, HIP 27249, HR 1969, SAO 25362[7]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

This is a white-hued A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A4Vn,^[4] where the 'n' notation indicates "nebulous" absorption lines due to rapid rotation. It is an estimated 345^[5] million years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 249 km/s.^[3] The star has 1.80^[3] times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 13 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 7,798 K.^[3]