ε Muscae (epsilon Muscae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -29.81°
Az: 184.20°
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ε Muscae (epsilon Muscae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ε Muscae (epsilon Muscae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK