μ Muscae (mu Muscae)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -50.31° Az: 216.88° Direction: South-West

μ Muscae is a variable giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Musca.

μ Muscae visual magnitude is 4.72. Because of its moderate brightness, μ 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 μ Muscae. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Muscae during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 49m 28s

Declination -66° 57’ 21”

Hour Angle 06h 46m 57s

Sidereal Time 18h 36m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 48m 14s

Declination -66° 48’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 296.76°

Galactic Latitude -4.7°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ Muscae (mu Muscae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.72

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.89

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.54

Temperature 3734K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Muscae is distant 431.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 132.45

Distance (light year) 431.79

Radial Speed 37 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation μ Muscae
(mu Muscae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD102584

SAO Catalogue SAO251597

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP57581

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-66 1649

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Mu Mus

Visibility from Your Location

μ Muscae (mu Muscae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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