Shaowei

HR 1148 · HIP 17959 · γ Cam

👁️ Naked-eye

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Star

Apparent magnitude: 4.604 mag
Parallax: 9.09 mas → about 358.8 light-years away
Spectral type: A2IVn
Right ascension: 57.5896°
Declination: 71.3323°
Designation: HR 1148
Bayer designation: γ Cam
HIP number: 17959
IAU name adopted: 2025-12-25
Name language: Chinese
Name origin (IAU): Shào Wèi (The Second Imperial Guard, 少衛) is the sixth star on the right wall of the Zǐ Gōng (Purple Palace, 紫宮) or Zǐwēi Yuán (Purple Forbidden Enclosure), counting northward from the southern gate. Although its identification has varied across historical sources, all recorded versions consistently place it within the modern constellation Camelopardalis.

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 359 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1667 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 4.6 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination 71.3° — from Seoul (37.6° N) it never sets and circles the northern sky all night.

Worked out from this object's official values.