Delta1 Chamaeleontis, Latinized from δ1 Chamaeleontis, is a close double star located in the constellation Chamaeleon. It has a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.47,[2] which is just bright enough for the star to be faintly seen on a dark rural night. With an annual parallax shift of 9.36 mas,[1] it is located around 350 light years from the Sun. This pair is one of two stars named Delta Chamaeleontis, the other being the slightly brighter Delta2 Chamaeleontis located about 6 arcminutes away.[9] Delta Chamaeleontis forms the southernmost component of the constellation's "dipper" or bowl. Together with Gamma Chamaeleontis, they point to a spot that is within 2° of the south celestial pole.[10]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Chamaeleon |
Right ascension | 10h 45m 16.31446s[1] |
Declination | −80° 28′ 10.5409″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.47[2] (6.266 + 6.503)[3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K0 III[4] |
U−B color index | +0.74[2] |
B−V color index | +0.95[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +10.7[5] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −17.28[1] mas/yr Dec.: −29.25[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 9.36 ± 0.45 mas[1] |
Distance | 350 ± 20 ly (107 ± 5 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +0.32[6] |
Details | |
Luminosity | 76[7] L☉ |
Temperature | 5,052[7] K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
The two components of Delta1 Chamaeleontis have visual magnitudes of 6.3 and 6.5. As of 2000, the pair had an angular separation of 0.783 arcseconds along a position angle of 83.8°.[3] They can be separated by a 7.9 in (20 cm) aperture telescope.[9] The pair is a source of X-ray emission with a flux of 27.4×10−17 W/m2.[11] The stellar classification of Delta1 Chamaeleontis is K0 III,[4] which matches an evolved K-type giant star.