Theta Chamaeleontis, Latinized from θ Cha, is a single,[7] orange-hued star located in the southern constellation of Chamaeleon.
[2] Parallax measurements by the Hipparcos spacecraft put the system at 155 light-years, or 47.6 parsecs away.
[5] Theta Chamaeleontis is an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K2 IIIb CN0.5,[3] where the suffix notation indicates the outer atmosphere has a mild overabundance of cyanogen.
[2] The star is radiating 60[6] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,570 K.[2] It has a visual companion, Theta Chamaeleontis B.
This is a magnitude 12.44 star at an angular separation of 21.1 arcseconds from component A along a position angle of 237°, as of 2000.