π Chamaeleontis (pi Chamaeleontis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -45.21° Az: 161.13° Direction: South-South-East

π Chamaeleontis is a giant star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

π Chamaeleontis visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, π 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 π Chamaeleontis (pi Chamaeleontis) star

DSS2 image of π Chamaeleontis. The red arrow shows the motion of π Chamaeleontis during the next 1000 years (-2.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.02 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 38m 18s

Declination -76° 02’ 02”

Hour Angle 19h 17m 06s

Sideral Time 06h 55m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 37m 15s

Declination -75° 53’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 298.36°

Galactic Latitude -13.69°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for π Chamaeleontis (pi Chamaeleontis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.65

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.53

Spectral Type F1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature 7158K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Chamaeleontis is distant 137.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 42.11

Distance (light year) 137.26

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.134 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation π Chamaeleontis
(pi Chamaeleontis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD101132

SAO Catalogue SAO256857

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56675

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-75 744

FK5 Catalogue 438

Visibility from Your Location

π Chamaeleontis (pi Chamaeleontis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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