δ1 Chamaeleontis (delta1 Chamaeleontis)

δ1 Chamaeleontis is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

δ1 Chamaeleontis visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its reltive faintness, δ1 Chamaeleontis should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about δ1 Chamaeleontis:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of δ1 Chamaeleontis

δ1 Chamaeleontis is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of δ1 Chamaeleontis are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of δ1 Chamaeleontis in the sky:

Visibility of δ1 Chamaeleontis from your location

δ1 Chamaeleontis (delta1 Chamaeleontis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of δ1 Chamaeleontis

The image below is a photograph of δ1 Chamaeleontis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of δ1 Chamaeleontis is -0.038 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.033 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of δ1 Chamaeleontis from the Sun and relative movement

δ1 Chamaeleontis is distant 353.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of δ1 Chamaeleontis

δ1 Chamaeleontis belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where δ1 Chamaeleontis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

δ1 Chamaeleontis star system properties

δ1 Chamaeleontis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the δ1 Chamaeleontis double sysyem:

Alternative designations of δ1 Chamaeleontis