Musca
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Musca is a constellation in the southern sky.
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| List of stars in Musca | |
| Abbreviation: | Mus |
| Genitive: | Muscae |
| Symbology: | |
| Right ascension: | 11h 19.3m to 13h 51.1m h |
| Declination: | −64.64° to −75.68°° |
| Area: | 138 sq. deg. (77th) |
| Main stars: | 6 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars: | 13 |
| Stars known to have planets: | 3 |
| Bright stars: | 1 |
| Nearby stars: | 1 |
| Brightest star: | α Mus (2.69m) |
| Nearest star: | LP 145-141 ( ly) |
| Messier objects: | 0 |
| Meteor showers: | |
| Bordering constellations: | |
| Visible at latitudes between +10° and −90° Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of May | |
Musca Media
Musca (as Apis) can be seen in the upper right of this extract from Bayer's Uranometria of 1603
Musca as seen by the naked eye
The Coalsack Nebula can be seen as the large, dark region near the top of the photo. It extends into the northeast of Musca. The vertical dark column in the lower right of the image is the Dark Doodad Nebula.
