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ζ2 Muscae (zeta2 Muscae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -29.15°   Az: 179.46°   Direction: South

ζ2 Muscae is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Musca.

ζ2 Muscae visual magnitude is 5.15. Because of its faintness, ζ2 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.

Image of ζ2 Muscae (zeta2 Muscae) star
DSS2 image of ζ2 Muscae. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ2 Muscae during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 23m 33s
-67° 39’ 45”
23h 55m 04s
12h 18m 38s

J2000

12h 22m 07s
-67° 31’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

300.13°
-4.81°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ2 Muscae (zeta2 Muscae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.15
Main-sequence

0.09
A5V
8241K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ2 Muscae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ζ2 Muscae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

ζ2 Muscae 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 ζ2 Muscae double sysyem:

5.15
10.55
5.4
32.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ2 Muscae is distant 335.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

102.99
335.74
-17 km/s
-0.031 arcsec/y
-0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

ζ2 Muscae
(zeta2 Muscae)
SAO251866
SAO251866

Visibility from Your Location

ζ2 Muscae (zeta2 Muscae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK