ζ1 Muscae (zeta1 Muscae)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -49.05° Az: 213.81° Direction: South-West

ζ1 Muscae is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Musca.

ζ1 Muscae visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its faintness, ζ1 Muscae 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.

DSS2 image of ζ1 Muscae. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ1 Muscae during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 23m 38s

Declination -68° 26’ 52”

Hour Angle 06h 27m 41s

Sidereal Time 18h 51m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 22m 11s

Declination -68° 18’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 300.22°

Galactic Latitude -5.59°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ1 Muscae (zeta1 Muscae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.74

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.32

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ1 Muscae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ζ1 Muscae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ1 Muscae is distant 395.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 121.36

Distance (light year) 395.63

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ1 Muscae
(zeta1 Muscae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD107567

SAO Catalogue SAO251868

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60329

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-67 1939

Visibility from Your Location

ζ1 Muscae (zeta1 Muscae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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