Chamaeleon
Chamaeleon is a constellation in the southern sky.
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List of stars in Chamaeleon | |
Abbreviation: | Cha |
Genitive: | Chamaeleontis |
Symbology: | |
Right ascension: | 07h 26m 36.5075s–13h 56m 26.6661s[1] h |
Declination: | -75.2899170°–-83.1200714°[1]° |
Area: | 132 sq. deg. (79th) |
Main stars: | 3 |
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | 16 |
Stars known to have planets: | 1 |
Bright stars: | 0 |
Nearby stars: | 0 |
Brightest star: | α Cha (4.05m) |
Nearest star: | α Cha ( ly) |
Messier objects: | 0 |
Meteor showers: | None |
Bordering constellations: | Musca Carina Volans Mensa Octans Apus |
Visible at latitudes between +0° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of April | |
Chamaeleon Media
The constellation Camaeleon (Chamaeleon) as depicted in Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis, ca. 1742.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chamaeleon, constellation boundary". The Constellations. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
Other websites
Media related to Chamaeleon at Wikimedia Commons