How to see it
Mu Cen has a visual magnitude of about 3.43: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Mu Cen: right ascension 13h 49m 37s, declination −42° 28′ 26″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
Mu Cen. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 67472, HD 120324, Gaia DR3 6109087784495371648.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6109087784495371648
- HIP
- 67472
- HD
- 120324
- gaia_dr3
- 6109087784495371648
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Mu Cen
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.43