List of stars in Chamaeleon explained

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		71243	40702			4.05	2.60	63	F5III
	γ		92305	51839			4.11	−1.40	413	M0III	suspected variable
	β		106911	60000			4.24	−0.36	271	B5Vn	suspected variable
	θ		71701	40888			4.34	0.97	154	K0III-IV	double star
	δ^2		93845	52633			4.45	−0.79	363	B2.5IV
	ε		104174	58484			4.88	−0.36	364	B9Vn	double star
	κ		104902	58905			5.04	−0.61	441	K4III	variable star,
	ζ		83979	46928			5.07	−1.02	539	B5V	β Cep variable,
	ι		82554	46107			5.34	1.58	184	F3/F5IV
	ν		85396	47956			5.43	1.59	191	G8III
	η		75416	42637			5.46	0.53	316	B9IV
	δ^1		93779	52595			5.46	0.28	354	K0III	double star
	μ		87971	49065			5.53	0.09	399	A0IV
	π		101132	56675			5.64	2.52	137	F1III
			72922	41191			5.67	1.23	252	G8III
			76236	43012			5.79	−0.38	559	K5III	variable star,
			114533	64587			5.84	−2.94	1863	F8Ib
			120213	68009			5.95	−1.19	872	K2/K3III:p
		DR	93237	52340			5.97	−1.46	1000	B5IV	Algol variable, ; emission-line star
		RS	75747	42794			6.05	1.10	319	A7V	Algol variable and δ Sct variable,
			80194	45166			6.13	0.89	364	K1III
			92209	51835			6.29	0.29	517	K2III
			101782	56996			6.32	1.20	344	K0III	double star
		DY	118285	66607			6.32	−0.95	929	B8IV	long-period pulsating variable
			106248	59647			6.34	1.17	353	K2/K3IIICN.
			115088	64951			6.34	0.67	444	B9.5/A0V
			98617	55225			6.35	2.30	210	A8IIIm...
			94717	53151			6.36	−2.20	1680	K2II/III
			101917	57137			6.38	2.65	182	K0III/IV
			99015	55497			6.43	2.07	243	A5III/IV
			113694	64108			6.43	0.73	449	A0V	double star
			86320	48320			6.47	−0.20	703	B8IV
	μ^2		88351	49326			6.60	0.41	564	G6/G8III	suspected variable
		DX	104237	58520			6.70		374	K4Ve	T Tau star,
		RZ	93486	52381			8.09		606	F4V	Algol variable
		CU	97048	54413			8.38		517	A0pshe	Orion variable,
			116852	65890			8.47		9300	O9III	Obscuring line of highly ionized gas on a line of sight with Earth
			97300	54557			9.20		574	B9V	T Tau star in IC 2631
			63454	37284			9.37	6.60	117	K4V	Ceibo,^[1] has a planet (b)
		R	71793				10.55			M4.5e	Mira variable,
		Z					11.50			M5.5	SU UMa and Algol variable, ; possible planetary companion
		T		58285			11.56		534	K0e	Orion variable, ; possible planetary companion
		CS					11.69		575	K2Ve	T Tauri star, orbited by accreting stellar companion (B)
		CT					12.36		538	K7	has a planet (b); Orion variable,
							20.1	522		M5.75	binary brown dwarf system
		DK								F0	Orion variable
										M9.5	One of the smallest known brown dwarfs

See also

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

References

• Web site: ESA . European Space Agency . The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues . 1997 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Kostjuk . N. D. . HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index . 2002 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Roman . N. G. . Identification of a Constellation from a Position . 1987 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: SIMBAD Astronomical Database . Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg . 2007-01-02 .
• Web site: Gould . B. A. . Uranometria Argentina . Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F . 2010-07-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227032716/http://www.uranometriaargentina.com/ . 2012-02-27 .
• Web site: Samus . N. N. . Durlevich. O. V.. etal . General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS database, version 2012Apr) . 2012 . 2013-03-24 .
• Web site: AAVSO Website . American Association of Variable Star Observers . 9 March 2014 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uruguay. NameExoWorlds. en. 2019-12-30.