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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	36 Camelopardalis
HR (BSC)	2165
HD	41927
Constellation	Camelopardalis
Right Ascension	6h 12m 51s
Declination	+65° 43' 6"
Distance	711 light years 218 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.3 Absolute: -1.4
Spectral Class	K1.5IIIbCH-0.5 orange giant
Optimum Visibility	January (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	A star in the later stages of its lifecycle, 36 Camelopardalis has expanded to some forty times the diameter of the Sun, while retaining less than twice the Sun's mass. The 'CH-0.5' code in its spectral classification indicates that hydrocarbons are less abundant in the star's spectrum than for other giant stars of a comparable kind.

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