Constellation
Musca
Musca (Mus) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is α Mus (magnitude 2.69).
| Latin name | Musca |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Mus |
| Brightest star | α Mus |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 74 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 9 |
| Deep-sky objects | 51 |
| Galaxies | 1 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 21° N. South of latitude 21° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- α Mus 2.69 · 315.4 light-years
- β Mus 3.04 · 318.5 light-years
- δ Mus 3.61 · 87.2 light-years
- λ Mus 3.63 · 137.5 light-years
- γ Mus 3.84 · 379.2 light-years
- ε Mus 4.06 · 326.4 light-years
- μ Mus 4.75 · 476.0 light-years
- η Mus 4.79 · 374.1 light-years
- HIP 64820 4.86 · 1,293 light-years
- HIP 57851 4.89 · 375.8 light-years
- HIP 57696 4.98 · 1,546 light-years
- HIP 56862 5.01 · 388.4 light-years
- ι¹ Mus 5.04 · 225.0 light-years
- HIP 55597 5.09 · 452.9 light-years
- ζ² Mus 5.15 · 326.5 light-years
- HIP 59151 5.17 · 492.9 light-years
- HIP 58884 5.34 · 376.0 light-years
- HIP 55657 5.55 · 777.3 light-years
- HIP 62608 5.55 · 594.3 light-years
- HIP 65522 5.65 · 408.1 light-years
- ζ¹ Mus 5.73 · 357.5 light-years
- HIP 61181 5.88 · 370.0 light-years
- HIP 56287 5.89 · 330.4 light-years
- HIP 58720 5.89 · 338.5 light-years
- HIP 64466 5.91 · 308.6 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
Deep-sky objects
- PSR B1236-68 (J1239-6832) Pulsar
- PSR B1256-67 (J1259-6741) Pulsar
- PSR B1322-66 (J1326-6700) Pulsar
- PSR B1303-66 (J1306-6617) Pulsar
- PSR J1146-6610 Pulsar
- PSR J1141-6545 Pulsar
- PSR J1232-6501 Pulsar
- PSR B1302-64 (J1305-6455) Pulsar
- NGC 4372 Globular cluster
- NGC 4833 Globular cluster
- FSR 1598 Star cluster
- FSR 1647 Star cluster
- FSR 1642 Star cluster
- FSR 1638 Star cluster
- ESO 065-07 Star cluster
- ASCC 69 Star cluster
- ESO 065-03 Star cluster
- FSR 1593 Star cluster
- ESO 064-05 Star cluster
- Collinder 261 Star cluster
- FSR 1650 Star cluster
- FSR 1654 Star cluster
- ASCC 71 Star cluster
- ASCC 73 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 140 Star cluster
- FSR 1597 Star cluster
- Collinder 268 Star cluster
- FSR 1623 Star cluster
- FSR 1656 Star cluster
- FSR 1617 Star cluster
- Collinder 269 Star cluster
- Collinder 277 Star cluster
- vdBergh-Hagen 144 Star cluster
- DBSB 72 Star cluster
- Loden 757 Star cluster
- FSR 1605 Star cluster
- NGC 4815 Star cluster
- Ruprecht 107 Star cluster
- DBSB 73 Star cluster
- NGC 4463 Star cluster
- Loden 615 Star cluster
- He 2- 97 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 86 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 71 Planetary nebula
- IC 4191 Planetary nebula
- MyCn 18 Planetary nebula
- NGC 4071 Planetary nebula
- NGC 5189 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 68 Planetary nebula
- He 2- 73 Planetary nebula
- SNR G299.2-2.9 Supernova
Galaxies
- IC 2980 97.5 million light-years
Its other stars
- HIP 64390
- HIP 63165
- HIP 63688
- HIP 56727
- HIP 59050
- HIP 64994
- HIP 59551
- HIP 59898
- HIP 64790
- HIP 65289
- HIP 55979
- HIP 65783
- HIP 61404
- HIP 66574
- HIP 62212
- HIP 65755
- HIP 60183
- HIP 59851
- HIP 55308
- HIP 61796
- HIP 60601
- HIP 61981
- HIP 64117
- HIP 60417
- HIP 66152
- HIP 64682
- HIP 58085
- HIP 55350
- HIP 58706
- HIP 58810
- HIP 55332
- HIP 61738
- HIP 57092
- HIP 59389
- ι² Mus
- HD 100546
- HIP 63242
- Gl 472
- HD 111232
- HD 100508
- HD 109833
- HD 108341
- TYC 8998-760-1
- Gl 440
- GJ 3773
- GJ 3740
- GJ 2092
- TOI-1227
- POTS-1