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| IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) |
| Chamaeleon |
| The Chameleon |
| Origin | Keyser/de Houtman |
| Abbreviation | Cha |
| Genitive | Chamaeleontis |
| Pronunciation | /kəˈmiːliən/ kə-MEE-lee-ən
genitive /kəˌmiːliˈɒntɪs/ kə-MEE-lee-ON-tiss |
| cuh-MEAL-yun/cuh-MEAL-ee-un |
| Location | Southern Hemisphere |
| Primary Star | α Chamaeleontis |
| Right Ascention 10h 35m Declination -78° 38' |
| Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.304 h (18.3 min) |
| Dutch navigators Keyser and de Houtman created the constellation Chamaeleon, “The Chameleon” at the end of the sixteenth century. Chameleons are small lizards that can change their colors based on their environments. They are common in Madagascar where the Dutch fleet resupplied on their way to the East Indies. |
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