η Chamaeleontis (eta Chamaeleontis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -52.61° Az: 162.25° Direction: South-South-East

η Chamaeleontis is a main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

η Chamaeleontis visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, η 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 η Chamaeleontis (eta Chamaeleontis) star

DSS2 image of η Chamaeleontis. The red arrow shows the motion of η Chamaeleontis during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 40m 25s

Declination -79° 03’ 08”

Hour Angle 17h 08m 32s

Sideral Time 01h 48m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 41m 19s

Declination -78° 57’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 292.4°

Galactic Latitude -21.65°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for η Chamaeleontis (eta Chamaeleontis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.47

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.54

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η Chamaeleontis is distant 315.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 96.90

Distance (light year) 315.89

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation η Chamaeleontis
(eta Chamaeleontis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD75416

SAO Catalogue SAO256543

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42637

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-78 372

FK5 Catalogue 331

Visibility from Your Location

η Chamaeleontis (eta Chamaeleontis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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