Editing Camelopardalis (section)

{{Short description|Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox constellation
| name = Camelopardalis
| abbreviation = Cam{{sfn|Ridpath|2001|pp=92–93}}
| genitive = Camelopardalis{{sfn|Ridpath|2001|pp=92–93}}
| pronounce = {{IPAc-en|k|ə|ˌ|m|ɛ|l|ə|ˈ|p|ɑːr|d|əl|ᵻ|s}}, genitive the same
| symbolism = [[Giraffe]]{{sfn|Ridpath|2001|pp=92–93}}
| RA = {{RA|03|15|36.2232}}–{{RA|14|27|07.8855}}<ref name=boundary>{{Cite journal | title=Camelopardalis, constellation boundary | journal=The Constellations | publisher=[[International Astronomical Union]] | url=https://www.iau.org/public/themes/constellations/#cam | access-date=14 February 2014 | archive-date=4 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604014156/http://www.iau.org/public/constellations/#cam | url-status=live }}</ref>
| dec= {{dec|86.0975418}}–{{dec|52.6655540}}<ref name=boundary/>
| family = [[Ursa Major Family|Ursa Major]]
| areatotal = 757
| arearank = 18th
| numbermainstars = 2, 8
| numberbfstars = 36
| numberstarsplanets = 4
| numberbrightstars = 0
| numbernearbystars = 3
| brighteststarname = [[Beta Camelopardalis|β Cam]]
| starmagnitude = 4.03
| neareststarname = [[Gliese 445|LHS 2459]]
| stardistancely = 17.58
| stardistancepc = 5.39
| numbermessierobjects = 0
| meteorshowers = [[October Camelopardalids]]
| bordering = [[Draco (constellation)|Draco]]<br />[[Ursa Minor]]<br />[[Cepheus (constellation)|Cepheus]]<br />[[Cassiopeia (constellation)|Cassiopeia]]<br />[[Perseus (constellation)|Perseus]]<br />[[Auriga (constellation)|Auriga]]<br />[[Lynx (constellation)|Lynx]]<br />[[Ursa Major]]
| latmax = [[North Pole|90]]
| latmin = [[10th parallel south|10]]
| month = February
| notes=}}
'''Camelopardalis''' is a large but faint [[constellation]] of the [[celestial sphere|northern sky]] representing a [[giraffe]]. The constellation was introduced in 1612 or 1613 by [[Petrus Plancius]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-EJOCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA164 |page=164 |title=Knowledge Encyclopedia Space! |publisher=Dorling Kindersley Ltd |year=2015 |isbn=9780241245347 |access-date=14 September 2020 |archive-date=10 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110011256/https://books.google.com/books?id=-EJOCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA164 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Ridpath|2001|pp=92–93}} Some older astronomy books give '''Camelopardalus''' or '''Camelopardus''' as alternative forms of the name, but the version recognized by the [[International Astronomical Union]] matches the genitive form, seen suffixed to most of its key stars.{{sfn|Ridpath|2001|pp=92–93}}