Chamaeleon constellation

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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.

All labels observed (3)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constellation
southern-sky constellation
abbreviation Cha
apparentMagnitude 4.06
4.11
areaSquareDegrees 132
borderingConstellation Apus
Carina
Mensa
Musca
Octans
Volans
brightestStar Alpha Chamaeleontis
contains Chamaeleon I molecular cloud
Chamaeleon II molecular cloud
Chamaeleon III molecular cloud
Chamaeleon star-forming region
Herbig Ae/Be stars
T Tauri stars
dark molecular clouds
open cluster NGC 3293 (near its border)
linked to: NGC 3293

planetary system HD 63454
planetary system HD 63454 b
planetary system HD 63454 c
young stellar objects
containsMessierObjects false
culminationMonth April
declination −80°
discoveredBy Petrus Plancius
family Bayer family of constellations
firstAppearedOnGlobeBy Petrus Plancius
firstAppearedOnGlobeMadeBy Jodocus Hondius
genitiveForm Chamaeleontis
hemisphere southern celestial hemisphere
IAUApprovalYear 1922
IAUConstellationCode Cha
includedInAtlas Johann Bayer Uranometria
linked to: Uranometria
introducedYear 1597
nameOrigin chameleon
notableStar Beta Chamaeleontis
Delta1 Chamaeleontis
Delta2 Chamaeleontis
numberOfBayerFlamsteedStars 18
numberOfMainStars 3
rankByArea 79
rightAscension 11h
secondBrightestStar Gamma Chamaeleontis
visibleBestFromLatitudeSouthOf +5°
zodiacal false

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Referenced by (3)

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

Gould Belt encompasses Chamaeleon constellation
Microscopium family La Caille family of constellations
linked to: Chamaeleon constellation
Chamaeleon molecular clouds containsStellarAssociation Chamaeleon I association
linked to: Chamaeleon constellation