ε Muscae (epsilon Muscae)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -44.60° Az: 211.40° Direction: South-South-West

ε Muscae is a variable giant star of spectral class M5 in the constellation of Musca.

ε Muscae visual magnitude is 4.11. Because of its moderate brightness, ε Muscae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of ε Muscae. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Muscae during the next 1000 years (-4.07 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.42 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 18m 58s

Declination -68° 06’ 06”

Hour Angle 05h 36m 27s

Sidereal Time 17h 55m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 17m 34s

Declination -67° 57’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 299.75°

Galactic Latitude -5.3°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Muscae (epsilon Muscae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.11

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.72

Spectral Type M5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ε Muscae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ε Muscae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Muscae is distant 301.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 92.59

Distance (light year) 301.85

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.244 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Muscae
(epsilon Muscae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD106849

SAO Catalogue SAO251830

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59929

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-67 1931

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Eps Mus

Visibility from Your Location

ε Muscae (epsilon Muscae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Musca