Camelopardalis
- Abbreviation:
- Cam
- Genitive:
- Camelopardalis
- Translation:
- The Giraffe
- Right Ascention:
- 6h 0m
- Declination:
- 70°
Camelopardalis is one of the rather newer star patterns, apparently being unknown before the 17th century. Its name is a shortened form for camel and leopard, although it is usually called the Giraffe. This constellation was invented in the 17th century to fill a dark region of the northern circumpolar sky.