Chamaeleon
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Chamaeleon | |
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| Abbreviation | Cha |
| Genitive | Chamaeleontis |
| Symbology | Chameleon |
| Right ascension | 11 h |
| Declination | −80° |
| Area | 132 sq. deg. Ranked 79th |
| Number of stars (magnitude < 3) | 0 |
| Brightest star | γ Cha (App. magnitude 4.1) |
| Meteor showers |
None |
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| Visible at latitudes between +0° and −90° Best visible during the month of April | |
Chamaeleon (Latin for chameleon) is a minor southern constellation. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dikszoon Keyser and Fredrich de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603.
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Notable Stars
Stars with Bayer designations
- α Cha 4.05; β Cha 4.24; γ Cha 4.11; δ1 Cha 5.46; δ2 Cha 4.45; ε Cha 4.88; ζ Cha 5.07; θ Cha 4.34; η Cha 5.46; ι Cha 5.34; κ Cha 5.04; μ Cha 5.53; μ2 Cha 6.60; ν Cha 5.43; π Cha 5.64
Stars with Flamsteed designations
- 9 Cha 6.05
Notable Deep-sky Objects
History
Since it is an invention of the 17th Century, and was not visible to early Mediterranean cultures, there is no mythology associated with it.
Mythology
See Also
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Constellations created by Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597 and introduced by the German Johann Bayer in the 1603 text Uranometria |
| Apus | Chamaeleon | Dorado | Grus | Hydrus | Indus | Musca | Pavo | Phoenix | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Volans |
| The 88 modern Constellations |
| Andromeda | Antlia | Apus | Aquarius | Aquila | Ara | Aries | Auriga | Boötes | Caelum | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricornus | Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaurus | Cepheus | Cetus | Chamaeleon | Circinus | Columba | Coma Berenices | Corona Australis | Corona Borealis | Corvus | Crater | Crux | Cygnus | Delphinus | Dorado | Draco | Equuleus | Eridanus | Fornax | Gemini | Grus | Hercules | Horologium | Hydra | Hydrus | Indus | Lacerta | Leo | Leo Minor | Lepus | Libra | Lupus | Lynx | Lyra | Mensa | Microscopium | Monoceros | Musca | Norma | Octans | Ophiuchus | Orion | Pavo | Pegasus | Perseus | Phoenix | Pictor | Pisces | Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Reticulum | Sagitta | Sagittarius | Scorpius | Sculptor | Scutum | Serpens | Sextans | Taurus | Telescopium | Triangulum | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Ursa Major | Ursa Minor | Vela | Virgo | Volans | Vulpecula |
References
External links
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- The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations: Chamaeleon (http://www.allthesky.com/constellations/chamaeleon/)ca:Chamaeleonfr:Caméléon (constellation)
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