μ1 Chamaeleontis (mu1 Chamaeleontis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -56.58° Az: 170.22° Direction: South

μ1 Chamaeleontis is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

μ1 Chamaeleontis visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its faintness, μ1 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 μ1 Chamaeleontis (mu1 Chamaeleontis) star

DSS2 image of μ1 Chamaeleontis. The red arrow shows the motion of μ1 Chamaeleontis during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 59m 58s

Declination -82° 20’ 03”

Hour Angle 14h 58m 06s

Sideral Time 00h 58m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 00m 43s

Declination -82° 12’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 297.28°

Galactic Latitude -21.29°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for μ1 Chamaeleontis (mu1 Chamaeleontis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.52

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.08

Spectral Type A0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where μ1 Chamaeleontis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of μ1 Chamaeleontis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ1 Chamaeleontis is distant 399.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 122.40

Distance (light year) 399.02

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation μ1 Chamaeleontis
(mu1 Chamaeleontis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD87971

SAO Catalogue SAO258554

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP49065

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-81 399

FK5 Catalogue 3980

Visibility from Your Location

μ1 Chamaeleontis (mu1 Chamaeleontis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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