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Musica - 18 Delphini

Below the horizon.  Rise: 22:41 | Tran: 5:39 | Set: 12:33
Alt: -7.32°   Az: 62.06°   Direction: East-North-East

Musica, also designated as 18 Delphini , is a multiple giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Delphinus.

Musica visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its faintness, Musica is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of Musica - 18 Delphini star
DSS2 image of Musica. The red arrow shows the motion of Musica during the next 10000 years (-8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 59m 39s
+10° 56’ 19”
16h 12m 42s
13h 12m 22s

J2000

20h 58m 25s
+10° 50’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

58.69°
-21.98°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Musica - 18 Delphini.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.48
Giant

1.16
G6
4917K

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

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of Musica. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

Musica is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Musica double sysyem:

5.48
10.08
4.6
198.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Musica is distant 238.30 light years from the Sun

73.10
238.30
-0.051 arcsec/y
-0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Musica
18 Delphini
SAO106712
SAO106712

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Musica - 18 Delphini rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.1°
Max altitude: 49.5°
Azimuth: 280.9°