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Beta Chamaeleontis — Star in Chamaeleon

Magnitude 4.3m Star Chamaeleon (Cha) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.26
Spectral Type B5Vn
Star Color Blue (B-V -0.12)

2Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 18m 20.7s
Dec -79° 18' 44.0"
Constellation Chamaeleon (Cha)
HR 4674
HIP 60000
HD 106911
SAO 256924
Bayer Beta
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Medium+ Medium+ Medium
50mm finder Easy Easy Easy
150mm scope Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Feb – Apr (peak: Mar)

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15Stellar Notes

4.2 - 4.24v.
Sco-Cen assoc.

Nearby in the Sky

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

Gamma Cha
Easy
Cool red giant
Star mag 4.11 4.9° Chamaeleon
IC 2980
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.41 5.8° Musca
Theta Aps
Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 4.7–6.2
Variable Star mag 5.50 6.0° Apus
NGC 4372
Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 7.8 6.7° Musca
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