Star lore
Camelopardalis
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Camelopardalis is a large but faint northern constellation representing a giraffe in a region between Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, and Auriga.
Camelopardalis is the Giraffe, a broad northern constellation with few bright stars.
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- Boötes, Caelum, Cancer Constellation, Canes Venatici
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The story behind Camelopardalis
Petrus Plancius introduced Camelopardalis in the early seventeenth century to fill a previously unnamed northern region.
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Why Camelopardalis matters
Camelopardalis’s high northern declination makes it circumpolar for many observers and places several galaxies and open clusters in its bounds.
Camelopardalis in practice: an example
Kemble's Cascade, a binocular asterism ending near open cluster NGC 1502, gives observers a memorable route through it.
Where readings of Camelopardalis go wrong
Camelopardalis’s great angular area does not imply an equally conspicuous naked-eye pattern.
Sources and editorial method
Research references used for this entry include:
- International Astronomical Union: The Constellations - Official names, abbreviations, and boundaries for the 88 modern constellations.
- NASA Space Place: What Are Constellations? - NASA introduction to constellation regions, patterns, visibility, and seasonal sky changes.
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- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Constellations & Star Lore
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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Common questions
What is Camelopardalis?
Camelopardalis is a large but faint northern constellation representing a giraffe in a region between Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, and Auriga.
What do people get wrong about Camelopardalis?
Camelopardalis’s great angular area does not imply an equally conspicuous naked-eye pattern.
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