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Revision as of 18:00, 26 January 2025

star chart
star chart for Cha (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine,Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)

One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation was invented by Dutch sailors in the 1590s.

Etymology and History

de Houtman (1603) "het Chameljoen", the Chamaeleon. screenshot of star catalogue.

Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

  • Chamaeleon in Bayer (1603)
    Chamaeleon in Bayer (1603)
  • Chamaeleon in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
    Chamaeleon in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).

Mythology

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References

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