TX Camelopardalis (abbreviated TX Cam) is a Mira-type variable star in the

constellation A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms Asterism (astronomy), a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object. The origins of the e ...

Camelopardalis 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 for ...

. It is a classical long period variable star with pulsational period of 558.7 days. Water masers have been observed around the star.

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Camelopardalis (constellation) Mira variables Camelopardalis, TX M-type giants {{var-star-stub