IC 2631 or Chamaeleon Cloud is a bright reflection nebula in the southern constellation of Chamaeleon. The nebula is lit up by a massive pre-main sequence star called HD 97300 at a distance of ~630 light years. It can be found 14.9ð above the galactic plane of the Milky Way. IC 2631 can be easily seen in the southern hemisphere for the most part of the year.
HD 97300 is surrounded by a bubble seen in infrared with Spitzer and Herschel Space Telescopes.