β-Cha (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , β-Cha is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
β-Cha
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h18m20s [2] |
| Declination: | −79°18'44" [2] |
| Constellation: | Chamaeleon |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.22 (V) [2] 4.08 (BT) [2] 4.21 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 91.5 parsec 298.3 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.11 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 39.6 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 286.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.59 |
Sources