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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
wb_twilight   (Astronomical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

δ1 Chamaeleontis (delta1 Chamaeleontis)

Altitude: -42.9°   Azimuth: 186.0°   Direction: South

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 skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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.

Image of δ1 Chamaeleontis (delta1 Chamaeleontis) star
DSS2 image of δ1 Chamaeleontis. The red arrow shows the motion of δ1 Chamaeleontis during the next 10000 years (-6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about δ1 Chamaeleontis

5.47
Hypergiant

δ1 Chamaeleontis (delta1 Chamaeleontis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -42.9°
Azimuth: 186.0°
Direction: South

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:

10h 45m 15s
-80° 28’ 10”
297.68°
-18.91°
Chamaeleon

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

Finder chart δ1 Chamaeleontis (delta1 Chamaeleontis) star
Simplified finder chart for δ1 Chamaeleontis (delta1 Chamaeleontis).

Visibility of δ1 Chamaeleontis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

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.

108.58 pc
353.96 ly
11 km/s
-0.038 arcsec/year
-0.033 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of δ1 Chamaeleontis

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

0.29
K0III
4866K

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

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of δ1 Chamaeleontis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

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:

5.47
5.77
0.3
0.6 arcsec

Alternative designations of δ1 Chamaeleontis

δ1 Chamaeleontis
(delta1 Chamaeleontis)
SAO258592
SAO258592