ι Chamaeleontis (iota Chamaeleontis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -56.57° Az: 192.90° Direction: South-South-West

ι Chamaeleontis is a sub-giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

ι Chamaeleontis visual magnitude is 5.36. Because of its faintness, ι 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 ι Chamaeleontis (iota Chamaeleontis) star

DSS2 image of ι Chamaeleontis. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Chamaeleontis during the next 1000 years (-2.43 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 23m 14s

Declination -80° 53’ 48”

Hour Angle 08h 35m 55s

Sidereal Time 17h 59m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 24m 09s

Declination -80° 47’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 295.18°

Galactic Latitude -21.22°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ι Chamaeleontis (iota Chamaeleontis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.36

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.60

Spectral Type F3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.45

Temperature 6625K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ι Chamaeleontis is distant 184.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 56.53

Distance (light year) 184.28

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.146 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.14"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ι Chamaeleontis
(iota Chamaeleontis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD82554

SAO Catalogue SAO258530

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP46107

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-80 350

FK5 Catalogue 2753

Visibility from Your Location

ι Chamaeleontis (iota Chamaeleontis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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