✨ Musca

Mus · fly · Southern sky

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Musca is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning fly; stars within it are named in the genitive form Muscae.

Facts about Musca

ConstellationMusca
IAU abbreviationMus
Genitive (Latin)Muscae
Meaningfly
Brightest starα Muscae (apparent magnitude 2.69)
Area138 square degrees
HemisphereSouthern

Deep-sky objects in Musca

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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