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Camelopardalis

Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere

Astronomical objectconstellationQ8832

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

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Camelopardalis is a large but faint constellation of the Northern Sky representing a giraffe. The constellation was introduced in 1612 or 1613 by Petrus Plancius. Some older astronomy books give Camelopardalus or Camelopardus as alternative forms of the name, but the version recognized by the International Astronomical Union matches the genitive form, seen suffixed to most of its brighter stars.

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