Chamaeleon
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Chamaeleon is a small, faint southern constellation named after the chameleon and located near the south celestial pole.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Cha ⓘ |
| alphaDesignation | Alpha Chamaeleontis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | southern sky constellations ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | April ⓘ |
| betaDesignation | Beta Chamaeleontis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Apus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carina NERFINISHED ⓘ Mensa NERFINISHED ⓘ Musca NERFINISHED ⓘ Octans NERFINISHED ⓘ Volans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Alpha Chamaeleontis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| contains |
Alpha Chamaeleontis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beta Chamaeleontis NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamma Chamaeleontis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDeepSkyObject |
Chamaeleon I dark cloud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chamaeleon II dark cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Chamaeleon III dark cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ Eta Chamaeleontis cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ planetary system HD 63454 NERFINISHED ⓘ planetary system HD 63454 b NERFINISHED ⓘ planetary system WASP-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ planetary system WASP-8b NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinationRange | approximately −75° to −80° ⓘ |
| family | Bayer family of constellations ⓘ |
| firstPublishedBy | Johann Bayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Uranometria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gammaDesignation | Gamma Chamaeleontis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genitiveForm | Chamaeleontis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArea | about 132 square degrees ⓘ |
| hasIAUCode | Cha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme | animal constellation ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Petrus Keyser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petrus Plancius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedEpoch | late 16th century ⓘ |
| isCircumpolarFor | most of southern temperate latitudes ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isOneOf | 88 modern constellations ⓘ |
| isSmall | true ⓘ |
| locatedNear | south celestial pole ⓘ |
| name | Chamaeleon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | chameleon ⓘ |
| observability | not visible from most of the northern hemisphere ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 79th of the 88 constellations ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | approximately 8h to 13h ⓘ |
| visibleAtLatitudesBetween | 0° and 90°S ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carina