Month Best Visible
February
Hemisphere Visible
Northern
Camelopardalis is the brightest star, at a magnitude of 4.03. This star is a double star, with components of magnitudes 4.0 and 7.4. The second brightest is CS Camelopardalis, which has neither a Bayer nor a Flamsteed designation. It is of magnitude 4.21 and is slightly variable.
H. A. Rey has suggested an alternative way to connect the stars of Camelopardalis into a giraffe figure.
Neighbouring Constellations
Ursa Minor (Little Bear (Dipper))
