Stars in Musca
The brightest star in Musca is Alpha Mus, at apparent magnitude 2.69 and 315 ly from Earth, one of 15 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 0 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpha Mus | 2.69 | 315 ly | B2IV-V | ~13,033 K |
| 2 | Beta Mus | 3.04 | 342 ly | B2V | ~13,077 K |
| 3 | Delta Mus | 3.61 | 90.9 ly | K2III | ~4,328 K |
| 4 | Lambda Mus | 3.63 | 127 ly | A7III | ~8,486 K |
| 5 | Gamma Mus | 3.84 | 325 ly | B5V | ~12,630 K |
| 6 | Epsilon Mus | 4.06 | 301 ly | M5III | ~3,645 K |
| 7 | HD 100546 | 6.69 | 358 ly | B9 Vne | 10,500 K |
| 8 | HIP 63242 | 6.86 | 510 ly | G8 | 4,830 K |
| 9 | HD 111232 | 7.59 | 94.4 ly | G8 V | 5,512 K |
| 10 | HD 100508 | 7.74 | 107 ly | K1 IV | 5,419 K |
| 11 | HD 109833 | 9.29 | 259 ly | G-type | 5,881 K |
| 12 | HD 108341 | 9.38 | 160 ly | K2 V | 5,122 K |
| 13 | TYC 8998-760-1 | 11.12 | 309 ly | K3 IV | 4,573 K |
| 14 | TOI-1227 | 17.00 | 328 ly | M4.5V-M5V | 3,072 K |
| 15 | POTS-1 | 17.91 | 2,440 ly | K5 V | 4,400 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Musca?
The brightest star in Musca is Alpha Mus, at apparent magnitude 2.69 and 315 ly from Earth, one of 15 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 0 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Musca?
The nearest of them is Delta Mus, 91 ly away.