How to see it
Mu Pic has a visual magnitude of about 5.71: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Mu Pic: right ascension 6h 31m 58s, declination −58° 45′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
Mu Pic. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31137, HD 46860, Gaia DR3 5482771807727582080. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5482771807727582080
- HIP
- 31137
- HD
- 46860
- gaia_dr3
- 5482771807727582080
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Mu Pic
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.71