List of stars in Chamaeleon

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Chamaeleon, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
α Cha	α		71243	40702	08^h 18^m 31.27^s	−76° 55′ 11.9″	4.05	2.60	63	F5III
γ Cha	γ		92305	51839	10^h 35^m 28.22^s	−78° 36′ 28.1″	4.11	−1.40	413	M0III	suspected variable
β Cha	β		106911	60000	12^h 18^m 20.94^s	−79° 18′ 44.2″	4.24	−0.36	271	B5Vn	suspected variable
θ Cha	θ		71701	40888	08^h 20^m 38.89^s	−77° 29′ 04.5″	4.34	0.97	154	K0III-IV	double star
δ^2 Cha	δ^2		93845	52633	10^h 45^m 47.14^s	−80° 32′ 24.7″	4.45	−0.79	363	B2.5IV
ε Cha	ε		104174	58484	11^h 59^m 37.69^s	−78° 13′ 18.5″	4.88	−0.36	364	B9Vn	double star
κ Cha	κ		104902	58905	12^h 04^m 46.66^s	−76° 31′ 09.0″	5.04	−0.61	441	K4III	variable star, ΔV = 0.005^m, P = 3.89651 d
ζ Cha	ζ		83979	46928	09^h 33^m 53.51^s	−80° 56′ 28.7″	5.07	−1.02	539	B5V	β Cep variable, Vmax = 5.06^m, Vmin = 5.17^m, P = 1.07964 d
ι Cha	ι		82554	46107	09^h 24^m 09.73^s	−80° 47′ 13.9″	5.34	1.58	184	F3/F5IV
ν Cha	ν		85396	47956	09^h 46^m 20.42^s	−76° 46′ 33.5″	5.43	1.59	191	G8III
η Cha	η		75416	42637	08^h 41^m 19.60^s	−78° 57′ 48.3″	5.46	0.53	316	B9IV
δ^1 Cha	δ^1		93779	52595	10^h 45^m 16.38^s	−80° 28′ 10.3″	5.46	0.28	354	K0III	double star
μ¹ Cha	μ		87971	49065	10^h 00^m 43.90^s	−82° 12′ 53.1″	5.53	0.09	399	A0IV
π Cha	π		101132	56675	11^h 37^m 15.94^s	−75° 53′ 47.5″	5.64	2.52	137	F1III
HD 72922			72922	41191	08^h 24^m 20.38^s	−80° 54′ 53.0″	5.67	1.23	252	G8III
HD 76236			76236	43012	08^h 45^m 55.23^s	−79° 30′ 16.5″	5.79	−0.38	559	K5III	variable star, ΔV = 0.008^m, P = 53.70569 d
HD 114533			114533	64587	13^h 14^m 17.36^s	−78° 26′ 50.8″	5.84	−2.94	1863	F8Ib
HD 120213			120213	68009	13^h 55^m 38.99^s	−82° 39′ 58.1″	5.95	−1.19	872	K2/K3III:p
DR Cha		DR	93237	52340	10^h 41^m 51.58^s	−79° 46′ 59.9″	5.97	−1.46	1000	B5IV	Algol variable, Vmax = 5.97^m, Vmin = 6.06^m, P = 19.4436 d; emission-line star
RS Cha		RS	75747	42794	08^h 43^m 12.31^s	−79° 04′ 12.5″	6.05	1.10	319	A7V	Algol variable and δ Sct variable, Vmax = 6.02^m, Vmin = 6.68^m, P = 1.66987 d
HD 80194			80194	45166	09^h 12^m 12.27^s	−76° 39′ 46.5″	6.13	0.89	364	K1III
HD 92209			92209	51835	10^h 35^m 24.80^s	−76° 18′ 32.4″	6.29	0.29	517	K2III
DY Cha		DY	118285	66607	13^h 39^m 12.04^s	−75° 41′ 01.6″	6.32	−0.95	929	B8IV	long-period pulsating variable
HD 106248			106248	59647	12^h 13^m 56.48^s	−78° 34′ 26.0″	6.34	1.17	353	K2/K3IIICN.
HD 115088			115088	64951	13^h 18^m 48.34^s	−79° 58′ 33.5″	6.34	0.67	444	B9.5/A0V
HD 98617			98617	55225	11^h 18^m 34.21^s	−79° 40′ 07.0″	6.35	2.30	210	A8IIIm...
HD 94717			94717	53151	10^h 52^m 28.67^s	−79° 33′ 34.0″	6.36	−2.20	1680	K2II/III
HD 101917			101917	57137	11^h 42^m 54.53^s	−79° 18′ 22.9″	6.38	2.65	182	K0III/IV
HD 99015			99015	55497	11^h 21^m 57.11^s	−77° 36′ 30.1″	6.43	2.07	243	A5III/IV
HD 113694			113694	64108	13^h 08^m 20.52^s	−78° 26′ 45.5″	6.43	0.73	449	A0V	double star
HD 86320			86320	48320	09^h 51^m 00.80^s	−80° 03′ 39.9″	6.47	−0.20	703	B8IV
μ^2 Cha	μ^2		88351	49326	10^h 04^m 07.37^s	−81° 33′ 56.2″	6.60	0.41	564	G6/G8III	suspected variable
HD 104237		DX	104237	58520	12^h 00^m 05.08^s	−78° 11′ 34.6″	6.70		374	K4Ve	T Tau star, Vmax = 6.7^m, Vmin = 10.28^m, P = 2.45 d
RZ Cha		RZ	93486	52381	10^h 42^m 24.10^s	−82° 02′ 14.2″	8.09		606	F4V	Algol variable
HD 97048		CU	97048	54413	11^h 08^m 03.32^s	−77° 39′ 17.4″	8.38		517	A0pshe	Orion variable, Vmax = 8.38^m, Vmin = 8.48^m
HD 116852			116852	65890	13^h 30^m 23.52^s	−78° 51′ 20.5″	8.47		9300	O9III	Obscuring line of highly ionized gas on a line of sight with Earth
HD 97300			97300	54557	11^h 09^m 50.02^s	−76° 37′ 40.7″	9.20		574	B9V	T Tau star in IC 2631
HD 63454			63454	37284	07^h 39^m 21.85^s	−78° 16′ 44.3″	9.37	6.60	117	K4V	has a planet (b)
R Cha		R	71793		08^h 21^m 46.42^s	−76° 21′ 18.5″	10.55			M4.5e	Mira variable, Vmax = 7.5^m, Vmin = 14.5^m, P = 338 d
Z Cha		Z			08^h 07^m 27.75^s	−76° 32′ 00.7″	11.50			M5.5	SU UMa and Algol variable, Vmax = 11.5^m, Vmin = 16.23^m, P = 0.074499315 d; possible planetary companion
T Cha		T		58285	11^h 57^m 13.55^s	−79° 21′ 31.54″	11.56		534	K0e	Orion variable, Vmax = 10.09^m, Vmin = 14.5^m, P = 3.253 d; possible planetary companion
CT Cha		CT			11^h 04^m 09^s	−76° 27′ 19″	12.36		538	K7	has a planet (b); Orion variable, Vmax = 11.7^m, Vmin = 12.9^m
ChaHα8					11^h 07^m 46.10^s	−77° 40′ 08.9″	20.1	522		M5.75	binary brown dwarf system
DK Cha		DK			12^h 53^m 17.23^s	−77° 207′ 10.7″				F0	Orion variable
OTS 44					11^h 10^m 11.5^s	−76° 32′ 13″				M9.5	One of the smallest known brown dwarfs
Table Legend:  • Name = Proper name.  • B = Bayer designation.  • F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation.  • Var = Variable star designation  • HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number.  • HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number.  • RA = Right Ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0.  • Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0.  • vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or mv), also known as apparent magnitude.  • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (Mv).  • Dist. (ly) = Distance in light years from Earth.  • Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system.  • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.].

See also

• List of stars by constellation
• DI Cha, a star system (not a star) where 4 stars orbit each other

References

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