ι2 Muscae (iota2 Muscae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -49.55°
Az: 203.79°
Direction: South-South-West
ι2 Muscae is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Musca.
ι2 Muscae visual magnitude is 6.63. Because of its faintness, ι2 Muscae is not visible to the naked eye.
DSS2 image of ι2 Muscae. The red arrow shows the motion of ι2 Muscae during the next
10000 years (-8.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for ι2 Muscae (iota2 Muscae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for ι2 Muscae (iota2 Muscae).
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ι2 Muscae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ι2 Muscae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ι2 Muscae is distant 495.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ι2 Muscae (iota2 Muscae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK