Chamaeleon - Definition and Overview

Chamaeleon
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Abbreviation	Cha
Genitive	Chamaeleontis
Symbology	Chameleon
Right ascension	11 h
Declination	−80°
Area	132 sq. deg. Ranked 78th
Number of stars (magnitude < 3)	0
Brightest star	γ Cha (App. magnitude 4.1)
Meteor showers	None
Bordering constellations	Musca Carina Volans Mensa Octans Apus
Visible at latitudes between +0° and −90° Best visible during the month of April

Chamaeleon (Latin for chameleon) is a minor southern constellation that was included in Johann Bayer's Uranometria, but may have been in use somewhat earlier.

History

Since it is an invention of the 17th Century, and was not visible to early mediterranian cultures, there is no mythology associated with it.

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