γ Muscae (gamma Muscae)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -55.08° Az: 150.73° Direction: South-South-East

γ Muscae is a main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Musca.

γ Muscae visual magnitude is 3.87. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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 γ Muscae. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Muscae during the next 10000 years (-9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 33m 59s

Declination -72° 16’ 10”

Hour Angle 16h 27m 08s

Sidereal Time 05h 01m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 32m 27s

Declination -72° 07’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 301.46°

Galactic Latitude -9.32°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for γ Muscae (gamma Muscae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.87

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.11

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature 12489K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Muscae is distant 323.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 99.30

Distance (light year) 323.73

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation γ Muscae
(gamma Muscae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD109026

SAO Catalogue SAO256955

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61199

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-71 1336

FK5 Catalogue 469

Visibility from Your Location

γ Muscae (gamma Muscae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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