ζ1 Muscae (zeta1 Muscae)

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

ζ1 Muscae visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its reltive faintness, ζ1 Muscae should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of ζ1 Muscae is -0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.057 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about ζ1 Muscae

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ζ1 Muscae

ζ1 Muscae is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ζ1 Muscae are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ζ1 Muscae in the sky:

Visibility of ζ1 Muscae from your location

ζ1 Muscae (zeta1 Muscae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of ζ1 Muscae from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Spectral properties of ζ1 Muscae

ζ1 Muscae belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

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

Alternative designations of ζ1 Muscae