How to see it
Mu Mus has a visual magnitude of about 4.12: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Mu Mus: right ascension 11h 48m 15s, declination −66° 48′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
Mu Mus. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 57581, HD 102584, Gaia DR3 5236290747119515008. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5236290747119515008
- HIP
- 57581
- HD
- 102584
- gaia_dr3
- 5236290747119515008
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Mu Mus
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.12