Editing Camelopardalis (section)

===Stars===
{{See also|List of stars in Camelopardalis}}

Although Camelopardalis is the 18th largest constellation, it is not a particularly bright constellation, as the brightest stars are only of fourth magnitude. In fact, it only contains four stars brighter than magnitude 5.0.{{sfn|Staal|1988|p=241}}

*[[Alpha Camelopardalis|α Cam]] is a blue-hued supergiant star of magnitude 4.3, over 6,000 light-years from Earth. It is one of the most distant stars easily visible with the naked eye.{{sfn|Ridpath|2001|pp=92–93}}
*[[Beta Camelopardalis|β Cam]] is the brightest star in Camelopardalis with an [[apparent magnitude]] of 4.03. This star is a [[double star]], with components of magnitudes 4.0{{sfn|Norton|1973|pp=118–119}} and 8.6. The primary is a yellow-hued supergiant 1000 light-years from Earth.{{sfn|Ridpath|2001|pp=92–93}}
*[[11 Camelopardalis|11 Cam]] is a star of magnitude 5.2, 650 light-years from Earth. It appears without intense magnification very close to magnitude 6.1 [[12 Camelopardalis|12 Cam]], at about the same distance from us, but the two are not a true double star; they have considerable separation.{{sfn|Ridpath|2001|pp=92–93}}
*[[Struve 1694|Σ 1694]] (Struve 1694, 32H Cam) is a [[binary star]] 300 light-years from Earth. Both components have a blue-white hue; the primary is of magnitude 5.4 and the secondary is of magnitude 5.9.{{sfn|Ridpath|2001|pp=92–93}}
*[[CS Camelopardalis|CS Cam]] is the second brightest star, though it has neither a [[Bayer designation|Bayer]] nor a [[Flamsteed designation]]. It is of magnitude 4.21 and is slightly [[variable star|variable]].{{sfn|Norton|1973|pp=118–119}}
*[[Z Camelopardalis|Z Cam]] (varying from amateur telescope visibility to extremely faint) is frequently observed as part of a program of [[AAVSO]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.aavso.org/vsots_zcam| title=American Association of Variable Star Observers| access-date=28 January 2015| archive-date=10 September 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910113103/http://www.aavso.org/vsots_zcam| url-status=live}}</ref> It is the prototype of [[Z Camelopardalis variable stars]].

Other variable stars are [[U Camelopardalis]], [[VZ Camelopardalis]], and [[Mira variable]]s [[T Camelopardalis]], [[X Camelopardalis]], and [[R Camelopardalis]].{{sfn|Norton|1973|pp=118–119}} [[RU Camelopardalis]] is one of the brighter [[Type II Cepheid]]s visible in the night sky.

In 2011 a supernova was discovered in the constellation.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-01/10-year-old-canadian-girl-youngest-discover-supernova |title=10-Year-Old Canadian Girl Is The Youngest Person Ever to Discover a Supernova |last=Boyle |first=Rebecca |access-date=8 June 2012 |journal=Popular Science |date=3 January 2011 |archive-date=18 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318051635/https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-01/10-year-old-canadian-girl-youngest-discover-supernova/ |url-status=live }}</ref>