α Cha - The brightest star of the constellation. It has an apparent magnitude of only 4.08. This white dwarf of spectral class F5 is located 64 light-years away from us.

θ Cha - Optical binary star, whose components appear very close to each other in the sky from Earth, but are actually very far apart in space. The brighter component with a magnitude of 4.3 is located at a distance of 100 light years, while the fainter one is separated from us by up to 1,000 light years.

δ Cha - A wide double star, whose components have magnitudes of 4.4 and 5.5, are separated by 7 arc minutes, so they can be resolved with the naked eye. In a telescope, we can observe their distinct white and orange hues. It is an optical double star: the brighter component is located at a distance of 364 light-years, while the fainter one is 10 light-years closer. However, the brighter component is actually a very close physical double star, which can only be resolved with a large telescope.

Z Cha - A weaker variable star, which shines only as a 16.2 magnitude star at its minimum, so it can only be seen in a large telescope. However, every three to four months, it suddenly brightens and within a few hours its brightness increases to 11.5 magnitude. For several days, it can then be seen even in a 150 mm telescope.