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Proper Names	Eta Chamæleontis Cluster, Eta Chamæleontis Association
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	None
Other Designations	Mamajek 1, Theia 63
Constellation	Chamæleon
Right Ascension	8h 59m 53s
Declination	-77° 48' 17"
Distance	317 light years 97 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.45 Absolute: +0.50 (based on the brightest member, Eta Chamæleontis)
Diameter	Apparent: 40' Actual: 3.7 light years
Number of Stars	c. 40
Optimum Visibility	February (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

This image is centred on the young blue star Eta Chamæleontis. This is the brightest of a group of about forty recently-formed stars expanding from their original open cluster and forming a stellar association. Also visible in this image is the barred spiral galaxy PGC 24516, almost directly to the east of Eta Chamæleontis. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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