Camelopardalis (The Giraffe)

Faint northern constellation of the giraffe, filling the empty space between the pole and the winter figures.

Core Principles & Analysis

• It was first charted by Petrus Plancius in 1613, joining the giraffe to the classical sky.
• Kemble's Cascade, a straight line of some twenty faint stars ending at the open cluster NGC 1502, runs through it.
• Its stars are so faint that only two ever received Greek Bayer letters.

Specifications & Metrics

• BRIGHTEST STAR: β Camelopardalis
• HEMISPHERE: Northern
• BEST VIEWED: January