κ Chamaeleontis (kappa Chamaeleontis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -43.23° Az: 164.44° Direction: South-South-East

κ Chamaeleontis is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

κ Chamaeleontis visual magnitude is 5.04. Because of its faintness, κ 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 κ Chamaeleontis (kappa Chamaeleontis) star

DSS2 image of κ Chamaeleontis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Chamaeleontis during the next 10000 years (-13.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 06m 05s

Declination -76° 39’ 25”

Hour Angle 20h 08m 23s

Sideral Time 08h 14m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 04m 46s

Declination -76° 31’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 300.15°

Galactic Latitude -13.9°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for κ Chamaeleontis (kappa Chamaeleontis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.04

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.61

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature 3809K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Chamaeleontis is distant 440.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 135.14

Distance (light year) 440.54

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.082 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ Chamaeleontis
(kappa Chamaeleontis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD104902

SAO Catalogue SAO256899

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58905

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-75 777

Visibility from Your Location

κ Chamaeleontis (kappa Chamaeleontis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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