α-Cha (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , α-Cha is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name α-Cha
Object type Star
Other names
α-Cha
Alpha Chamaeleontis
HR 3318[1]
HD 71243
HIP 40702[3]
TYC 9398-2714-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5210240327318434304[4]
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

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