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| Abbreviation: Cha |
| English Name: The Chamaeleon |
| Genitive: Chamaeleontis |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Apus and Volans. |
| Visible between latitudes: +05 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Spring |
| Seen in three seasons: Winter, Spring and Summer |
| Best seen in: April |
| Seen between: February and May |
| Right Ascension (RA): 11 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -80 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 132 (79th) |
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Chameleon (The Chameleon Lizard)
- Small and faint constellation near the South Celestial Pole (SCP).
o - The brightest stars in Chameleon are only magnitude +4.1.
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Messier Objects in Chamaeleon
| No Messier objects in Chamaeleon |
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More objects in Chamaeleon
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 1x object |
| Collinder (Cr) | 0x object |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 4x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 3x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x object |
Features of Interest
- NGC 3195 – Faint Planetary Nebula; similar size of Jupiter. It’s the most southern of all bright Planetary Nebula in the night sky, and can be seen visually in telescope apertures of 10.5cm / 4 inch at low magnification eye-pieces.
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Named Stars
- Alpha Chamaelentis
- Beta Chamaeleontis
- Gamma Chameleontis
- Delta Chameleontis
- more list of stars in Chamaeleon
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IAU Sky Chart: Chamaeleon
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
– never seen from the UK
| Apus | Ara | Caelum | Carina | Centaurus | Chameleon |
| Corona Australis | Crux | Dorado | Grus | Horologium | Hydrus |
| Indus | Mensa | Octans | Pavo | Phoenix | Pictor |
| Reticulum | Telescopium | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Vela | Volans |
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