List of stars in Musca

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Musca, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Notes

α Mus

α

109668

61585

12^h 37^m 11.08^s

−69° 08′ 07.9″

2.69

−2.17

306

B2IV-V

β Cep variable, V_max = 2.68^m, V_min = 2.73^m, P = 0.0903 d; Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.^[1]

β Mus

β

110879

62322

12^h 46^m 16.87^s

−68° 06′ 29.1″

3.04

−1.86

311

B2V + B3V

Binary star, Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.^[1]

δ Mus

δ

112985

63613

13^h 02^m 15.78^s

−71° 32′ 55.7″

3.61

1.39

90.8

K2III

Binary star

λ Mus

λ

102249

57363

11^h 45^m 36.57^s

−66° 43′ 43.8″

3.68

0.66

128

A7III

γ Mus

γ

109026

61199

12^h 32^m 28.11^s

−72° 07′ 58.7″

3.84

−1.14

324

B5V

53 Persei variable, V_max = 3.84^m, V_min = 3.86^m, P = 2.72926 d

ε Mus

ε

106849

59929

12^h 17^m 34.64^s

−67° 57′ 38.4″

4.06

−0.77

302

M5III

semiregular variable, V_max = 3.99^m, V_min = 4.31^m, P = 40 d

μ Mus

μ

102584

57581

11^h 48^m 14.49^s

−66° 48′ 53.5″

4.75

−0.86

432

K4III

slow irregular variable, V_max = 4.71^m, V_min = 4.76^m

η Mus

η

114911

64661

13^h 15^m 15.00^s

−67° 53′ 40.4″

4.79

−0.68

405

B8V

Algol variable, V_max = 4.76^m, V_min = 4.81^m, P = 2.3963 d; probable member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.^[1]

HD 115211

115211

64820

13^h 17^m 13.03^s

−66° 47′ 00.3″

4.86

−2.94

1185

K2Ib/II

suspected variable

HD 103079

103079

57851

11^h 51^m 51.27^s

−65° 12′ 21.2″

4.89

−0.19

338

B4V

Binary star

HD 102839

102839

57696

11^h 49^m 56.63^s

−70° 13′ 32.8″

4.98

−3.27

1455

G5Ib

GT Mus

GT

101379

56862

11^h 39^m 29.63^s

−65° 23′ 51.9″

5.01

−1.17

561

G2III + A

Algol and RS CVn variable, V_max = 4.96^m, V_min = 5.23^m, P = 2.75459 d

ι¹ Mus

ι¹

116244

65468

13^h 25^m 07.36^s

−74° 53′ 15.0″

5.04

0.85

225

K0III

HD 99104

99104

55597

11^h 23^m 21.43^s

−64° 57′ 17.0″

5.09

−0.73

475

B5V

Double system with HD 99103.

ζ² Mus

ζ²

107566

60320

12^h 22^m 07.39^s

−67° 31′ 19.5″

5.15

0.09

336

Am

Double system, Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.^[1]

λ Cha

(λ)^[2]

105340

59151

12^h 07^m 50.09^s

−75° 22′ 01.4″

5.17

−0.47

438

K2II/III

HD 104878

104878

58884

12^h 04^m 38.95^s

−68° 19′ 44.0″

5.34

0.25

339

A0V

Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.^[1]

θ Mus

θ

113904

64094

13^h 08^m 07.16^s

−65° 18′ 21.7″

5.44

−12.17

~7000

WC6 + O9.5I

Eclipsing triple system, one component is a Wolf–Rayet star, V_max = 5.5^m, V_min = 5.52^m, P = 18.341 d

HD 99264

99264

55657

11^h 24^m 11.18^s

−72° 15′ 23.8″

5.55

−1.61

883

B2IV-V

HD 111315

111315

62608

12^h 49^m 44.95^s

−71° 59′ 10.5″

5.55

−0.49

526

G8Ib/II

HD 116458

κ^[3]

116458

65522

13^h 25^m 50.40^s

−70° 37′ 38.1″

5.65

−0.12

464

Ap

variable star, ΔV = 0.010^m, P = 149.25373 d

ζ¹ Mus

ζ¹

107567

60329

12^h 22^m 12.03^s

−68° 18′ 25.9″

5.73

0.31

396

K0III

Double system

HD 108970

108970

61181

12^h 32^m 09.90^s

−73° 00′ 03.8″

5.88

0.78

341

K1III

HD 100382

100382

56287

11^h 32^m 20.00^s

−66° 57′ 42.6″

5.89

1.09

298

K1IIICN...

HD 104600

104600

58720

12^h 02^m 37.76^s

−69° 11′ 32.2″

5.89

1.01

308

B9V

variable star, ΔV = 0.004^m, P = 0.3 d; member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.^[1]

HD 114570

114570

64466

13^h 12^m 48.77^s

−66° 13′ 36.4″

5.91

1.20

285

A0V(n)

HD 114371

114371

64390

13^h 11^m 51.38^s

−69° 56′ 31.3″

5.92

2.70

144

F3IV/V

Double system

HD 112219

112219

63165

12^h 56^m 31.72^s

−72° 11′ 06.7″

5.93

−0.72

698

G8III

LS Mus

LS

113120

63688

13^h 03^m 05.36^s

−71° 28′ 32.6″

5.93

−2.49

1575

B1.5IIIne

Be star

HD 101162

101162

56727

11^h 37^m 48.51^s

−67° 37′ 13.3″

5.94

0.80

348

K0III

HD 105151

105151

59050

12^h 06^m 23.08^s

−65° 42′ 33.9″

5.95

−0.25

566

G8/K0III

Binary star

HD 115439

115439

64994

13^h 19^m 18.99^s

−72° 02′ 07.7″

6.04

0.37

445

K3III

S Mus

S

106111

59551

12^h 12^m 47.03^s

−70° 09′ 06.4″

6.05

−2.44

1630

F6Ib

Cepheid variable, V_max = 5.89^m, V_min = 6.49^m, P = 9.66007 d

HD 106797

106797

59898

12^h 17^m 06.36^s

−65° 41′ 34.6″

6.06

1.00

335

A0V

Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.^[1]

HD 115149

115149

64790

13^h 16^m 45.05^s

−65° 08′ 17.3″

6.06

3.11

127

F5V

HD 115967

115967

65289

13^h 22^m 52.62^s

−72° 08′ 48.0″

6.06

−0.74

746

B6V

Binary star; suspected variable, V_max = 6.05^m, V_min = 6.16^m

HD 99872

99872

55979

11^h 28^m 18.46^s

−72° 28′ 26.3″

6.09

−0.74

758

B3V

suspected variable

HD 117025

117025

65783

13^h 29^m 07.98^s

−64° 40′ 32.8″

6.09

1.36

288

A2m

BO Mus

BO

109372

61404

12^h 34^m 54.46^s

−67° 45′ 24.8″

6.11

−1.33

1003

M6II/III

semiregular variable, V_max = 5.3^m, V_min = 6.56^m, P = 132.4 d

HD 118344

118344

66574

13^h 38^m 45.83^s

−70° 26′ 41.1″

6.11

0.47

438

K3III

HD 110716

110716

62212

12^h 45^m 02.07^s

−68° 49′ 50.7″

6.16

−2.71

1940

F6Ia

HD 116890

EZ

116890

65755

13^h 28^m 46.82^s

−69° 37′ 37.6″

6.17

−0.48

698

B8V

α² CVn variable, ΔV = 0.09^m, P = 4.3127 d

HD 107301

107301

60183

12^h 20^m 28.28^s

−65° 50′ 33.5″

6.20

1.22

323

B9V

Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.^[1]

HD 106676

106676

59851

12^h 16^m 23.87^s

−72° 36′ 52.1″

6.21

1.16

333

A0V

KY Mus

KY

109867

61703

12^h 38^m 52.37^s

−67° 11′ 35.0″

6.22

B1Ia

α Cyg variable

HD 105138

105138

59046

12^h 06^m 19.93^s

−68° 39′ 05.0″

6.23

−2.58

1884

G3Ib

HD 98672

98672

55308

11^h 19^m 36.58^s

−75° 08′ 32.8″

6.26

0.20

532

B9.5/A0V

FH Mus

FH

110020

61796

12^h 39^m 55.90^s

−66° 30′ 40.0″

6.26

1.09

353

B8V

rotating ellipsoidal variable, ΔV = 0.03^m, P = 0.58 d; probable (80%) member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.^[1]

HD 108054

108054

60601

12^h 25^m 17.62^s

−65° 46′ 10.6″

6.29

2.89

156

G8/K0IV

HD 105071

105071

59003

12^h 05^m 53.63^s

−65° 32′ 48.8″

6.30

B8Ia-Iab

variable star, ΔV = 0.013^m, P = 1.45408 d

R Mus

R

110311

61981

12^h 42^m 05.03^s

−69° 24′ 27.2″

6.31

−2.55

1929

F7Ib

Cepheid variable, V_max = 5.93^m, V_min = 6.73^m, P = 7.510211 d

HD 113919

113919

64117

13^h 08^m 27.84^s

−67° 47′ 48.3″

6.34

−1.09

1000

M1III

HD 107773

107773

60417

12^h 23^m 15.04^s

−67° 37′ 55.8″

6.36

2.83

166

K0IV-V

HD 117651

117651

66152

13^h 33^m 35.92^s

−65° 37′ 57.4″

6.36

1.21

349

A0V

HD 114912

114912

64682

13^h 15^m 25.77^s

−69° 40′ 45.1″

6.37

1.51

306

K2/K3III

HD 103482

103482

58085

11^h 54^m 44.62^s

−66° 22′ 33.7″

6.38

3.20

141

F2IV

HD 98695

98695

55350

11^h 20^m 04.16^s

−71° 59′ 39.6″

6.41

−0.42

758

B4V

HD 104570

104570

58706

12^h 02^m 28.59^s

−71° 29′ 20.4″

6.41

0.86

421

K1III

HD 104752

104752

58810

12^h 03^m 44.54^s

−74° 12′ 50.7″

6.44

−0.81

921

G6III

HD 98671

98671

55332

11^h 19^m 50.84^s

−72° 57′ 29.8″

6.46

0.59

486

A0V

HD 109857

109857

61738

12^h 39^m 14.64^s

−75° 22′ 14.1″

6.46

−0.40

769

B8Vn

HD 101805

(π²)^[4]

101805

57092

11^h 42^m 14.82^s

−75° 13′ 38.3″

6.48

3.80

112

G1V

HD 105822

105822

59389

12^h 11^m 01.22^s

−68° 15′ 39.4″

6.48

−0.82

939

K0/K1III

HD 118522

κ^[5]^[6]

118522

66668

13^h 40^m 40^s

70° 55′ 06″

6.59

–0.86

309

K0III

ι² Mus

ι²

116579

65628

13^h 27^m 18.58^s

−74° 41′ 30.2″

6.62

0.71

495

B9V

HD 100546

100546

56379

11^h 33^m 25.44^s

−70° 11′ 41.2″

6.70

337

B9Vne

has an unconfirmed planet (b), Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.^[1]

HD 112410

112410

63242

12^h 57^m 32.0^s

−65° 38′ 47″

6.86

440

G8III

has a planet (b)

GQ Mus

GQ

11^h 52^m 02.35^s

−67° 12′ 20.2″

7.2

nova and AM Her variable

HD 105056

GS

105056

58998

12^h 05^m 49.88^s

−69° 34′ 23.0″

7.34

16000

O9.5Ia

α Cyg variable, V_max = 7.34^m, V_min = 7.55^m, P = 3.85253 d

HD 111232

111232

62534

12^h 48^m 51.75^s

−68° 25′ 30.5″

7.61

5.31

94

G8V

has a planet (b)

TU Mus

TU

100213

56196

11^h 31^m 10.92^s

−65° 44′ 32.1″

8.41

15000

O7.5V + O9.5V

β Lyr variable, V_max = 8.17^m, V_min = 8.75^m, P = 1.3872833 d

RT Mus

RT

310831

57260

11^h 44^m 32.88^s

−67° 18′ 18.9″

8.57

3500

F8

Cepheid variable, V_max = 8.57^m, V_min = 9.32^m, P = 3.086131 d

T Mus

T

115673

65116

13^h 21^m 13.85^s

−74° 26′ 31.0″

8.60

2040

C+

seimregular variable, V_max = 7.6^m, V_min = 8.6^m, P = 111.8 d

KZ Mus

KZ

109885

61751

12^h 39^m 19.16^s

−71° 37′ 18.5″

9.09

11000

B2III

β Cep variable

HD 108341

108341

60788

12^h 27^m 31.0^s

−71° 25′ 23″

9.36

161

K2V

has a planet (b)

UU Mus

UU

103137

57884

11^h 52^m 17.72^s

−65° 24′ 15.1″

9.54

1490

F8:p

Cepheid variable, V_max = 9.13^m, V_min = 10.28^m, P = 11.63641 d

SY Mus

SY

100336

11^h 32^m 10.01^s

−65° 25′ 11.6″

10.20

2770

Mpe

Z Andromedae and semiregular variable, V_max = 10.2^m, V_min = 12.7^m, P = 624.5 d

MP Mus

MP

13^h 22^m 07.55^s

−69° 38′ 12.2″

10.39

K1Ve

T Tauri star, ΔV = 0.127^m, P = 3.714 d

Y Mus

Y

63911

13^h 05^m 48.20^s

−65° 30′ 46.6″

10.50

698

Fp

R CrB variable

TV Mus

TV

310730

11^h 39^m 50.76^s

−64° 48′ 59.3″

10.75

755

F2

W UMa variable

LP 145-141

57367

11^h 45^m 42.92^s

−64° 50′ 29.5″

11.51

15.106

DQ6

4th-closest white dwarf

GRS 1124-683

GU

11^h 26^m 26.60^s

−68° 40′ 32.3″

13.3

K3V-K7V

X-ray nova

2S 1254-690

GR

12^h 57^m 30.15^s

−69° 17′ 19.0″

19.1

Low-mass X-ray binary, V_max = 18^m, V_min = 19.1^m, P = 0.1636 d

PSR J1141-6545

11^h 41^m 07.02^s

−65° 45′ 19.1″

25.08

pulsar/white dwarf binary

KN Mus

KN

117622

13^h 33^m 32.86^s

−65° 58′ 27.1″

1780

WC2/WO1

central star of planetary nebula NGC 5189

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

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List of stars in Musca

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