ε Chamaeleontis (epsilon Chamaeleontis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -46.24° Az: 164.14° Direction: South-South-East

ε Chamaeleontis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

ε Chamaeleontis visual magnitude is 4.91. Because of its moderate brightness, ε 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 ε Chamaeleontis (epsilon Chamaeleontis) star

DSS2 image of ε Chamaeleontis. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Chamaeleontis during the next 10000 years (-9.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 00m 53s

Declination -78° 21’ 35”

Hour Angle 19h 22m 03s

Sideral Time 07h 22m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 59m 37s

Declination -78° 13’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 300.21°

Galactic Latitude -15.62°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ε Chamaeleontis (epsilon Chamaeleontis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.91

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.33

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

Main star magnitude 4.91

Secondary star magnitude 5.51

Magnitude difference 0.6

Separation 0.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Chamaeleontis is distant 364.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.73

Distance (light year) 364.25

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.057 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Chamaeleontis
(epsilon Chamaeleontis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD104174

SAO Catalogue SAO256894

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58484

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-77 772

Visibility from Your Location

ε Chamaeleontis (epsilon Chamaeleontis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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