CONSTELLATION OF MUSCA |
Name: Musca
Abbreviation: Mus
Meaning: Fly
Right Ascension: 12.27h
Declination: -70.20º
Area (Degrees squared): 138
Stars with known planets: 1
Bordering Constellations: Apus, Carina, Centaurus,
Chamaeleon, Circinus, Crux
Visible at latitudes between +10º and -90º in the southern hemisphere and best at mid-evening during May.
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Deep Sky Objects:
NGC 4372 - Globular Cluster, magnitude 7.80
NGC 4833 - Globular Cluster, magnitude 7.40
NGC 5189 - Planetary Nebula, magnitude 10.00, about 3,000 light years from Earth with a complex structure resembling a miniature
Crab Nebula.
Numbered Stars with Magnitudes:
1. +3.60
2. +3.50
3. +2.65
4. +3.80
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