Object name: Camelopardalis
Equatorial: RA: 05h 46m 16s   Dec: +70°16'14"(current)
Equatorial 2000: RA: 05h 45m 36s   Dec: +70°16'12"
Sky Database: Constellation
Type: Abbreviation: Cam
Genitive Form: Camelopardalis
Description: The Giraffe
Remarks: Pronunciation:  kuh MEL' oh PAHR' duh lis
Genitive Pronunciation:  kuh MEL' oh PAHR duh lis

Mythology

Camelopardalis was invented by the Dutch astronomer and theologian Petrus Plancius and depicts the animal that Rebecca rode into Canaan to marry Isaac.  However, the Greeks didn't create a constellation for this part of the sky since the region contains no stars brighter than fourth magnitude.