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This is a small constellation below the star, Carina. Octans separates it from the South Pole. Pontanus, in Chilmead’s “Treatise”, included it with Musca.
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| Symbol | Cha |
| Right Ascension |
10:07
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| Declination | -79 |
| Diameter (°) | 9 |
| Area (square °) | 132 |
| Opposition |
Feb 18
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| Size Rank |
79th
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| Brightness Rank |
73rd
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| Genitive | Chamaeleotis |
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