CONSTELLATION OF CHAMAELEON |
Name: Chamaeleon
Abbreviation: Cha
Meaning: Chameleon
Right Ascension: 11h
Declination: -80º
Area (Degrees squared): 132
Stars with known planets: 1
Bordering Constellations: Musca, Carina, Volans,
Mensa, Octans, Apus
Visible at latitudes between 0º and -90º in the southern hemisphere and best at mid-evening during April.
Chamaeleon was one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman. It first appeared
on a celestial globe published in 1597.
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| Observations |
The constellation of Chamaeleon contains a number of molecular clouds, known as the Chamaeleon dark clouds, that are forming low-mass T Tauri stars. The cloud
complex lies between 400 and 600 light years from Earth and contains tens of thousands of solar masses of gas and dust.
Numbered Stars with Magnitudes:
1. +4.05
2. +4.10
3. +4.20
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