ν Chamaeleontis (nu Chamaeleontis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -54.24° Az: 158.68° Direction: South-South-East

ν Chamaeleontis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

ν Chamaeleontis visual magnitude is 5.45. Because of its faintness, ν 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 ν Chamaeleontis (nu Chamaeleontis) star

DSS2 image of ν Chamaeleontis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Chamaeleontis during the next 10000 years (13.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 46m 18s

Declination -76° 53’ 28”

Hour Angle 16h 38m 03s

Sideral Time 02h 24m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 46m 20s

Declination -76° 46’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 292.94°

Galactic Latitude -17.65°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ν Chamaeleontis (nu Chamaeleontis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.45

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.61

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.89

Temperature 5023K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Chamaeleontis is distant 191.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 58.65

Distance (light year) 191.20

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.079 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.056"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Chamaeleontis
(nu Chamaeleontis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD85396

SAO Catalogue SAO256658

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47956

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-76 598

FK5 Catalogue 2784

Visibility from Your Location

ν Chamaeleontis (nu Chamaeleontis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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