δ1 Chamaeleontis (delta1 Chamaeleontis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -46.78° Az: 167.53° Direction: South-South-East

δ1 Chamaeleontis is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

δ1 Chamaeleontis visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, δ1 Chamaeleontis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 45m 28s

Declination -80° 36’ 01”

Hour Angle 19h 40m 29s

Sideral Time 06h 25m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 45m 15s

Declination -80° 28’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 297.68°

Galactic Latitude -18.91°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for δ1 Chamaeleontis (delta1 Chamaeleontis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.47

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.29

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.95

Temperature 4866K

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

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

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:

Main star magnitude 5.47

Secondary star magnitude 5.77

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 0.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 108.58

Distance (light year) 353.96

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ1 Chamaeleontis
(delta1 Chamaeleontis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD93779

SAO Catalogue SAO258592

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP52595

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-79 554

Visibility from Your Location

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

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