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Star · A0IV

μ¹ Cha

μ¹ Cha is a subgiant star of spectral type A0IV in the constellation Chamaeleon, 402.9 light-years from the Sun.

Other namesHIP 49065
ConstellationChamaeleon
Distance402.9 light-years (123.5 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 5.53
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 0.07
Spectral typeA0IV
Surface temperature9,710 K
Luminosity105 L☉
Radius3.63 R☉
Mass3.44 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)10h 00m 43.8s
Declination (J2000)−82° 12′ 53″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)28.6 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.53). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 8° N. South of latitude 8° S it never sets.

Through a telescope from Earth

Light's journey

The light you see tonight set out around the year 1623. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 7.1 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around μ¹ Cha, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.29, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Open in the simulation

Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.