How to see it
Nu Mic has a visual magnitude of about 4.85: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Nu Mic: right ascension 20h 33m 55s, declination −44° 30′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Indus constellation (IAU figure Ind).
Catalog context
Nu Mic. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 101477, HD 195569, Gaia DR3 6675723472684914560. In the SkyKeepsake Indus (Ind) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6675723472684914560
- HIP
- 101477
- HD
- 195569
- gaia_dr3
- 6675723472684914560
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Nu Mic
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.85