How to see it
Alp Cha has a visual magnitude of about 3.95: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Alp Cha: right ascension 8h 18m 32s, declination −76° 55′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).
Catalog context
Alp Cha. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40702, HD 71243, Gaia DR3 5210240327318434304. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5210240327318434304
- HIP
- 40702
- HD
- 71243
- gaia_dr3
- 5210240327318434304
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Alp Cha
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.95