Chamaeleon

Abbreviation: Cha
Genitive: Chamaeleontis
Right Ascension: 10.58 hours
Declination: -79.75 degrees

Chamaeleon, the Chameleon, is visible in Southern Latitudes (from 7 degrees South), and is completely invisible in Northern Latitudes (above 15 degrees) from February - April.

Chamaeleon was invented by Pieter Dirksz Keyser and Fredrick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597.

Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)

Common Name or Bayer Number 1	RA	DEC	Magnitude 2
GAM CHA	10.00:35.00:28.07	-78.00:36.00:27.97	4.11
BET CHA	12.00:18.00:20.70	-79.00:18.00:43.93	4.26
THE CHA	8.00:20.00:38.51	-77.00:29.00:4.11	4.35
DEL2 CHA	10.00:45.00:46.82	-80.00:32.00:24.66	4.45
ETA CHA	8.00:41.00:19.53	-78.00:57.00:48.23	5.47
PI CHA	11.00:37.00:15.57	-75.00:53.00:47.53	5.65

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.

Object	R.A.	Dec.	Object Type 3	Mag.	Uranometria	Tirion

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

GCVS ID	R.A. (hh mm ss.ss)	Dec. (deg mm ss)	Variable Type 4	Mag. Min	Mag. Max
RS Cha	8.00:44.00:58.10	-78.00:53.00:15.00	EA+DSCT	6.68	6.02
zet Cha	9.00:35.00:25.70	-80.00:43.00:2.00	null	5.17	5.06

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

Name	R.A. (hh mm.m)	Dec. (deg mm)	Mag 5	Sep 6	PA 7	Tirion	Uranometria