Camelopardalis (Giraffe)

Japanese: きりん座(麒麟座) - きりんざ（英語表記）Camelopardalis

Its abbreviation is Cam. It is a circumpolar constellation close to the North Pole. It occupies a wide area of the sky between Polaris and Auriga, but has no bright stars. It first appeared in a star atlas published by Bartius in the early 17th century. It means giraffe, a long-necked animal. Other constellations include the open cluster NGC1502 and the spiral galaxy NGC2403. Its approximate position is right ascension 5h40m, declination +70°. It reaches its culmination at 8pm in early February. [Ishida Goro]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

略号はCam。北極に近い周極星座。北極星とぎょしゃ座の間の広い天域を占めるが輝星はない。17世紀の初めにバルチウスの出版した星図に初めて現れた。これは首の長い動物ジラフを意味する。散開星団NGC1502，渦巻銀河NGC2403などがある。概略位置は赤経5h40m，赤緯＋70゜。午後8時の南中は2月上旬である。【石田五郎】

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