Chamaeleon constellation

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constellation southern-sky constellation

The Chamaeleon constellation is a small, faint southern-sky constellation best known as a nearby star-forming region rich in dark molecular clouds and young stellar objects.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Chamaeleon 0
Alpha Chamaeleontis 0
Gamma Chamaeleontis 0

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constellation ⓘ
southern-sky constellation ⓘ
abbreviation Cha ⓘ
apparentMagnitude 4.06 ⓘ
4.11 ⓘ
areaSquareDegrees 132 ⓘ
borderingConstellation Apus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Carina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mensa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Musca NERFINISHED ⓘ
Octans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Volans NERFINISHED ⓘ
brightestStar Alpha Chamaeleontis NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Chamaeleon I molecular cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chamaeleon II molecular cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chamaeleon III molecular cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chamaeleon star-forming region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Herbig Ae/Be stars NERFINISHED ⓘ
T Tauri stars ⓘ
dark molecular clouds ⓘ
open cluster NGC 3293 (near its border) NERFINISHED ⓘ
planetary system HD 63454 NERFINISHED ⓘ
planetary system HD 63454 b NERFINISHED ⓘ
planetary system HD 63454 c NERFINISHED ⓘ
young stellar objects ⓘ
containsMessierObjects false ⓘ
culminationMonth April ⓘ
declination −80° ⓘ
discoveredBy Petrus Plancius NERFINISHED ⓘ
family Bayer family of constellations NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearedOnGlobeBy Petrus Plancius NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearedOnGlobeMadeBy Jodocus Hondius NERFINISHED ⓘ
genitiveForm Chamaeleontis ⓘ
hemisphere southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
IAUApprovalYear 1922 ⓘ
IAUConstellationCode Cha NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedInAtlas Johann Bayer Uranometria NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedYear 1597 ⓘ
nameOrigin chameleon ⓘ
notableStar Beta Chamaeleontis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Delta1 Chamaeleontis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Delta2 Chamaeleontis NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfBayerFlamsteedStars 18 ⓘ
numberOfMainStars 3 ⓘ
rankByArea 79 ⓘ
rightAscension 11h ⓘ
secondBrightestStar Gamma Chamaeleontis NERFINISHED ⓘ
visibleBestFromLatitudeSouthOf +5° ⓘ
zodiacal false ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gould Belt → encompasses → Chamaeleon constellation ⓘ
Microscopium → family → Chamaeleon constellation ⓘ
this entity surface form: La Caille family of constellations