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الزرافة

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الزرافة

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Also known as the Giraffe, Camelopardalus, Camelopardi, Camelopardus, Cam

كوكبة

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Camelopardalis is a large but faint constellation in the Northern Sky that depicts a giraffe and was introduced around 1612-1613 by astronomer Petrus Plancius. While older astronomy texts sometimes used alternative spellings of its name, the version recognized by the International Astronomical Union is now the standard for naming its stars.

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Key facts

Constellation.name
Camelopardalis
Constellation.abbreviation
Cam
Constellation.genitive
Camelopardalis
Constellation.pronounce
, genitive the same
Constellation.symbolism
Giraffe
Constellation.RA
Constellation.dec
Constellation.family
Ursa Major
Constellation.areatotal
757
Constellation.arearank
18th
Constellation.numbermainstars
2, 8
Constellation.numberbfstars
36
Constellation.numberbrightstars
0
Constellation.numbernearbystars
3
Constellation.brighteststarname
β Cam
Constellation.starmagnitude
4.03
Constellation.neareststarname
Gliese 445
Constellation.stardistancely
17.14

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
constellation
Official name
Camelopardalis
Area
757
Shares border with
Draco
Image
CamelopardalisCC.jpg
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Commons category
Camelopardalis (constellation)
topic's main category
Category:Camelopardalis
Commons gallery
Camelopardalis
short name
Cam
time of discovery or invention
1612-00-00
discoverer or inventor
Petrus Plancius
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Article · العربية

كوكبة الزرافة (بالإنجليزية: The Giraffe)‏؛ وتدعى باللاتينية: Camelopardalis. يعتبر برج الزرافة من أبراج نصف الكرة الأرضية[؟] الشمالي، وأفضل الفترات لرؤيته هو: شهر شباط. من المجرات الموجودة في برج الزرافة: NGC 2403. ومن السدم:NGC 1502. وأما أهم النجوم الموجودة في برج الزرافة فهي: ألفا الزرافة، وبيتا الزرافة، وإبسلون الزرافة، وزيتا الزرافة، وإيتا الزرافة.

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