Chamaleon I

Open cluster · 622 light-years

Chamaleon I is an open cluster 622 light-years away, in Chamaeleon: a family of stars born together that still travel together.

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Facts

Also known asMWSC 1897
TypeOpen cluster
Distance622 light-years
Radius12 light-years
ConstellationChamaeleon
Position (J2000)RA 167.1621°, Dec -77.1973°

Its light

The light you see left 622 years ago, around 1400. Its stars were born together and still move together through the Milky Way's disc.

Nearest named clusters and galaxies to it

In Orrery Space

In galaxy mode, search for it on the map or follow the link above: the autopilot flies there. The cluster is drawn at its catalogued place and size; its individual stars are illustrative.

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