Musca constellation
Latin Musca, genitive Muscae, abbreviation Mus
North up, east to the left, as you see the sky. The lines are a common figure; the stars are from the catalogue.
When can Musca be seen?
It stands highest around 10 pm in April. It can be seen from everywhere south of 11°N, and it never sets south of 23°S.
The brightest stars
| Star | Designation | Magnitude | Colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | α Mus | 2.69 | bluish |
| – | β Mus | 3.05 | bluish |
| – | δ Mus | 3.62 | orange |
| – | λ Mus | 3.64 | white |
| – | γ Mus | 3.87 | bluish |
| – | ε Mus | 4.11 | reddish |
| – | μ Mus | 4.72 | reddish |
| – | η Mus | 4.80 | bluish |
The smaller the number, the brighter: below 1 are the brightest stars of the sky, 4 is hard to see under a city sky. Greek letters after Johann Bayer (1603).