α Chamaeleontis (alpha Chamaeleontis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -39.06° Az: 174.48° Direction: South

α Chamaeleontis is a giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

α Chamaeleontis visual magnitude is 4.07. Because of its moderate brightness, α Chamaeleontis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of α Chamaeleontis (alpha Chamaeleontis) star

DSS2 image of α Chamaeleontis. The red arrow shows the motion of α Chamaeleontis during the next 1000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.80 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 17m 50s

Declination -76° 59’ 52”

Hour Angle 22h 42m 25s

Sideral Time 07h 00m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 18m 31s

Declination -76° 55’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 289.86°

Galactic Latitude -21.68°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for α Chamaeleontis (alpha Chamaeleontis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.62

Spectral Type F5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.39

Temperature 6934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where α Chamaeleontis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of α Chamaeleontis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

α Chamaeleontis is distant 63.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 19.46

Distance (light year) 63.42

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.11 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.108"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation α Chamaeleontis
(alpha Chamaeleontis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71243

SAO Catalogue SAO256496

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40702

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-76 507

Gliese Catalogue Gl 305

Visibility from Your Location

α Chamaeleontis (alpha Chamaeleontis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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