Celestial Atlas Cetus <—Chamaeleon: The Chameleon—> Circinus
(possessive form Chamaeleontis, abbreviation Cha) Hold the cursor over any Greek letter shown in the text to see its English transliteration
One of twelve southern constellations mapped by Dutch explorer Frederick de Houtman and navigator Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser in 1595-97, formed into constellations by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius, and introduced to the world at large by Johann Bayer, in his 1603 Uranometria.
Map of Chamaeleon
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger
Stars in Chamaeleon
Stars which have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.
