ζ Chamaeleontis (zeta Chamaeleontis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -43.21° Az: 174.93° Direction: South

ζ Chamaeleontis is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

ζ Chamaeleontis visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its faintness, ζ 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 ζ Chamaeleontis (zeta Chamaeleontis) star

DSS2 image of ζ Chamaeleontis. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Chamaeleontis during the next 10000 years (-7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 33m 04s

Declination -81° 03’ 07”

Hour Angle 22h 22m 14s

Sideral Time 07h 55m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 33m 53s

Declination -80° 56’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 295.57°

Galactic Latitude -21.04°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ζ Chamaeleontis (zeta Chamaeleontis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.11

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.98

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.14

Temperature 12293K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Chamaeleontis is distant 538.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 165.29

Distance (light year) 538.84

Radial Speed -42 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Chamaeleontis
(zeta Chamaeleontis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83979

SAO Catalogue SAO258538

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP46928

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-80 365

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Zet Cha

Visibility from Your Location

ζ Chamaeleontis (zeta Chamaeleontis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Chamaeleon