List of stars in Chamaeleon
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This is the list of notable star
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...

s in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

 Chamaeleon
Chamaeleon
Chamaeleon is a small constellation in the southern sky. It is named after the chameleon, a form of lizard. It was first defined in the sixteenth century.-History:...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.
Name B
Bayer designation
A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...

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Gould designation
Gould designations for stars are similar to Flamsteed designations in the way that they number stars within a constellation in increasing order of right ascension. Each star is assigned an integer , followed by " G. " , and then the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...

HD
Henry Draper Catalogue
The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...

HIP RA
Right ascension
Right ascension is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is the declination.-Explanation:...

Dec
Declination
In astronomy, declination is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. Declination in astronomy is comparable to geographic latitude, but projected onto the celestial sphere. Declination is measured in degrees north and...

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Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...

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Absolute magnitude
Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...

Dist. (ly) Sp. class
Stellar classification
In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...

Notes
α Cha
Alpha Chamaeleontis
Alpha Chamaeleontis is a star in the constellation Chamaeleon.-References:#...

 
α 4 71243 40702 4.05 2.60 63 F5III
γ Cha  γ 23 92305 51839 4.11 −1.40 413 M0III variable
Variable star
A star is classified as variable if its apparent magnitude as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star's actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star's light that is blocked from reaching Earth...

β Cha
Beta Chamaeleontis
Beta Chamaeleontis is a B-type main sequence star and is the third brightest star in the constellation of Chamaeleon. It has an apparent visual magnitude which varies between 4.24 and 4.30....

 
β 40 106911 60000 4.24 −0.36 271 B5Vn variable
θ Cha  θ 5 71701 40888 4.34 0.97 154 K0III-IV double star
Double star
In observational astronomy, a double star is a pair of stars that appear close to each other in the sky as seen from Earth when viewed through an optical telescope. This can happen either because the pair forms a binary star, i.e...

δ2 Cha  δ2 26 93845 52633 4.45 −0.79 363 B2.5IV
ε Cha  ε 37 104174 58484 4.88 −0.36 364 B9Vn double star
κ Cha  κ 38 104902 58905 5.04 −0.61 441 K4III
ζ Cha  ζ 14 83979 46928 5.07 −1.02 539 B5V variable
ι Cha  ι 13 82554 46107 5.34 1.58 184 F3/F5IV
ν Cha  ν 16 85396 47956 5.43 1.59 191 G8III
η Cha  η 8 75416 42637 5.46 0.53 316 B9IV
δ1 Cha  δ1 25 93779 52595 5.46 0.28 354 K0III double star
μ Cha  μ 19 87971 49065 5.53 0.09 399 A0IV
π Cha  π 32 101132 56675 5.64 2.52 137 F1III
6 72922 41191 5.67 1.23 252 G8III
11 76236 43012 5.79 −0.38 559 K5III
44 114533 64587 5.84 −2.94 1863 F8Ib
50 120213 68009 5.95 −1.19 872 K2/K3III:p
DR Cha  24 93237 52340 5.97 −1.46 1000 B5IV variable; emission-line star
RS Cha  9 75747 42794 6.05 1.10 319 A7V 9 G. Cha; Algol variable
Algol variable
Algol variables or Algol-type binaries are a class of eclipsing binary stars where the orbital plane of the stars are coincident with the line of sight from Earth. When the cooler component passes in front of the hotter one, part of the latter's light is blocked, and the total brightness of the...

12 80194 45166 6.13 0.89 364 K1III
22 92209 51835 6.29 0.29 517 K2III
33 101782 56996 6.32 1.20 344 K0III double star
DY Cha  49 118285 66607 6.32 −0.95 929 B8IV variable
39 106248 59647 6.34 1.17 353 K2/K3IIICN.
45 115088 64951 6.34 0.67 444 B9.5/A0V
30 98617 55225 6.35 2.30 210 A8IIIm...
28 94717 53151 6.36 −2.20 1680 K2II/III
34 101917 57137 6.38 2.65 182 K0III/IV
31 99015 55497 6.43 2.07 243 A5III/IV
43 113694 64108 6.43 0.73 449 A0V double star
18 86320 48320 6.47 −0.20 703 B8IV
μ2 Cha  μ2 20 88351 49326 6.60 0.41 564 G6/G8III variable
HD 63454
HD 63454
HD 63454 is a ninth magnitude K-type main sequence star located approximately 117 light-years away in the constellation of Chamaeleon. It is somewhat cooler and less luminous than our Sun. To see the star one needs a small telescope...

 
63454 37284 9.37 6.60 117 K4V has a planet
Extrasolar planet
An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars...

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HD 63454 b
HD 63454 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 117 light-years away in the constellation of Chamaeleon, orbiting the star HD 63454. It is at least 38% as massive as Jupiter, and orbits very close to its host star, even closer than the famous 51 Pegasi b. Its close orbit means it belongs...

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CT Cha
CT Chamaeleontis
CT Chamaeleontis is a T Tauri star in the constellation of Chamaeleon. It has an apparent visual magnitude which varies between 12.31 and 12.43....

 
12.36 538 K7 has a planet (b)
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