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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:12 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:41
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μ2 Chamaeleontis (mu2 Chamaeleontis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -55.78°   Az: 167.97°   Direction: South-South-East

μ2 Chamaeleontis is a variable giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

μ2 Chamaeleontis visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its faintness, μ2 Chamaeleontis is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of μ2 Chamaeleontis (mu2 Chamaeleontis) star
DSS2 image of μ2 Chamaeleontis. The red arrow shows the motion of μ2 Chamaeleontis during the next 10000 years (-7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 03m 33s
-81° 41’ 21”
15h 36m 42s
01h 40m 16s

J2000

10h 04m 07s
-81° 33’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

296.93°
-20.72°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ2 Chamaeleontis (mu2 Chamaeleontis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.6
Giant

0.41
G6III
4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where μ2 Chamaeleontis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of μ2 Chamaeleontis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ2 Chamaeleontis is distant 564.01 light years from the Sun

173.01
564.01
-0.046 arcsec/y
0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

μ2 Chamaeleontis
(mu2 Chamaeleontis)
SAO258561
SAO258561

Visibility from Your Location

μ2 Chamaeleontis (mu2 Chamaeleontis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK