BETA CAM (Beta Camelopardalis). Camelopardalis, the Giraffe, a huge "modern" northern constellation invented only about 400 years ago, is so obscure that no star within it carries a proper name, and only three carry Greek letter names.
Beta Camelopardalis features a pale yellow primary and a very wide, much fainter, companion: 4.0, 9.0; PA 208 degrees, separation 80".
Stars beta Camelopardalis and 7 Camelopardalis form the giraffe's front leg, and variable stars BE Camelopardalis and CS Camelopardalis form the giraffe's hind leg.
References
* H. A. Rey, The Stars — A New Way To See Them.
03 1603 beta CAM 05 03 25.1 +60 26 32 G0Ib 4.03 0.92 1148 gamma CAM 03 50 21.5 +71 19 57 A2IVn 4.63 0.03 985 BK CAM 03 19 59.3 +65 39 09 B2.5Ven 4.84 -0.15 1105 BD CAM 03 42 09.3 +63 13 01 S3.5/2 5.10 1.63 1155 BE CAM 03 49 31.2 +65 31 34 M2IIab 4.
Brightest Stars: Beta Camelopardalis, Alpha Camelopardalis. Alpha Camelopardalis is a Blue Supergiant. Although it is very far away (6940 light-years) and hidden behind interstellar dust, it is visible to the naked eye.
Even though it is the 18th largest constellation, Camelopardalis does not have any stars exceeding magnitude 4. At magnitude 4.03, [1051] beta Camelopardalis is the brightest star in the constellation.
 See also: Magnitude, Camelopardalis, Star, Second, Milky Way
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