Giraffe
Also known as the Giraffe, Camelopardalus, Camelopardi, Camelopardus, Cam
Sternbild des Nordhimmels
AI overview
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
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Die Giraffe oder der Kamelopard (lateinisch Camelopardalis) ist ein Sternbild des Nordhimmels.
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