Delta1 Chamaeleontis
Close double star in Chamaeleon, faintly visible to the naked eye.
Delta1 Chamaeleontis is a close double star in the constellation Chamaeleon, with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.47. It is one of two stars named Delta Chamaeleontis, the other being Delta2 Chamaeleontis about 6 arcminutes away. The pair forms the southernmost component of the constellation's dipper and, with Gamma Chamaeleontis, points within 2° of the south celestial pole.
Quick Facts
- Combined apparent visual magnitude
- 5.47
- Distance from sun
- 350 light years
- Component visual magnitudes
- 6.3 and 6.5
- Stellar classification
- K0 III
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