α-Cha (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , α-Cha is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
α-Cha
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 08h18m32s [4] |
| Declination: | −76°55'09" [4] |
| Constellation: | Chamaeleon |
| Magnitude: | 4.06 (V) [2] 4.52 (BT) [2] 4.09 (VT) [2] 3.95 (G) [4] 4.16 (BP) [4] 3.58 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 19.5 parsec 63.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.36 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 153.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 45.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 2.61 |
Sources