Zeta Chamaeleontis
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Chamaeleon |
| Right ascension | 09h 33m 53.37609s[1] |
| Declination | −80° 56′ 28.5337″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.060 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B5V |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | -42.00 ± 4.2 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −34.81 ± 0.17[1] mas/yr Dec.: 14.18 ± 0.16[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 5.70 ± 0.15[1] mas |
| Distance | 570 ± 20 ly (175 ± 5 pc) |
| Details | |
| Luminosity | 522[2] L☉ |
| Temperature | 13544[2] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Zeta Chamaeleontis (ζ Cha), is a star located in the constellation Chamaeleon. Zeta Chamaeleontis is also known as HR 3860, and HD 83979. Located around 570 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 522 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 13544 K.[2] South African Astronomer A.W.J. Cousins noted it to vary between magnitudes 5.06 and 5.17 in 1960.[3] It was classified as a Beta Cephei variable in the Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues (ESA 1997), with a period of 1.07 days,[4] before being reclassified as a Slowly pulsating B star in the 2011 version.[5]
It is a B5V dwarf star with an effective temperature of 15000 Kelvin, an absolute magnitude of -1.02 and a mass of 5.9 solar masses. It is located 165.1 pc (538.5 light years) from the Sun.
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