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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	1260
HD	25639
Constellation	Camelopardalis
Right Ascension	4h 7m 51s
Declination	+62° 19' 48"
Distance	c. 3,800 light years c. 1,200 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +6.92 Absolute: -3.42
Spectral Class	B0III blue giant
Optimum Visibility	December (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

HR 1260 is one of several hundred stars that make up the open cluster Collinder 45 in Camelopardalis. It lies on a very near line of sight with another member of the cluster, the variable SZ Camelopardalis, and the two stars are classified as an optical binary, but they are in fact separated from one another by a considerable distance.. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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