Chamaeleon
For the type of lizard, see chameleon. For other uses of the word, see chameleon (disambiguation).
Chamaeleon
Transit Date of principal star:
25 January
Chamaeleon is one of a dozen constellations introduced by Johann Bayer in 1603 for his star atlas Uranometria. Like most of these, Chamaeleon is far to the south.
Chamaeleon
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Chamaeleon is a very small constellation located near the south pole.
Chamaeleon
Abbreviation: Cha
Genitive: Chamaeleontis
Translation: The Chameleon
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Chamaeleon, the Chamaeleon, seen rising, lies not far from the South Celestial Pole. Alpha Chamaeleontis is the brighter of the pair of stars toward upper right center. Carina is at the upper left corner, while Musca is at lower left.
Chamaeleon, the chameleon:
A modern constellation created by Johann Bayer in 1603. It is found close the south celestial pole, so it is impossible to see from the United States.
Chamaeleon
Abbreviation: Cha English name: Chameleon Coordinates see Stellar data ...
Chamaeleon lies near the south celestial pole, next to Musca, the fly. On a globe of 1600, the Dutch cartographer Jodocus Hondius depicted the chameleon sticking out its tongue to catch the fly.
Chamaeleon
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Cha, Cham (NASA SP-7, 1965) International Astronomical Union abbreviations for Chamaeleon. See constellation. chad (NASA SP-7, 1965) The piece removed when punching a hole, as in a card. See chadless.
Chamaeleon
(Henry et al, 2006; Subasavage et al, 2005; Subasavage et al, 2005; Henry et al, 2004; and Hambly et al, 2004)
26.8 +/- 3.9
L 35-12
M4.5 V
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Carina/Volans
LHS 263, G 1123 (Subasavage et al, 2005; and Henry et al, 2004)
26.8 ...
22 Chamaeleon
1.23 Circinus (Compass)
1.24 Columba (Dove)
1.25 Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair)
1.26 Corona Australis (Southern Crown)
1.27 Corona Borealis (Northern Crown)
1.28 Corvus (Raven)
1.29 Crater (Cup)
1.30 Crux (Southern Cross)
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Auriga | Bootes | Caelum | Camelopardalis | Cancer | Canes Venatici | Canis Major | Canis Minor | Capricornus | Carina | Cassiopeia | Centaurus | Cepheus | Cetus | Chamaeleon | ...
The international team of astronomers studied a faint star 350 light years from Earth called T Chamaeleontis (T Cha), which is a very young star at some seven million years old, still heading towards becoming a sun like our own.
Carina (with Apus, Chamaeleon, Dorado, Mensa, Musca, Pictor and Volans)
This part of the sky is best seen in the early evening between April and June ...
The brown dwarf in question, OTS 44, is located approximately 500 light-years away in the southern constellation Chamaeleon.
The first X-ray-emitting brown dwarf was detected in Chamaeleon dark cloud number I in 1998.
Finding Apus: The neighboring and more distinguishable constellations of Apus include Triangulaum Australe (The Southern Triangle), Pavo (Peacock), Musca (Housefly) and Chamaeleon.
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interstellar clouds and creating a giant spiral structure in space that looks like a glowing, rainbow-colored tornado, scientists said today. The star spewing the particle jet lies 480 light-years away in a star-forming region known as Chamaeleon I.
 See also: Constellation, Constellations, Sky, Aries, Centaurus
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