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- noun astronomy Genitive form of
Chamaeleon used when naming stars, such as α Chamaeleontis.
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The new observations directly show a companion orbiting in the disk around young star T Chamaeleontis T Cha, the first time a potential planet has been seen mid-formation.
Wired Top Stories Lisa Grossman 2011
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Astronomers studying T Chamaeleontis T Cha, a faint star 350 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Chamaeleon, detected a large gap in a disc of material around the star.
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