Musca

Overview

Musca (Muscae) — The Fly is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.

Notable stars

18 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.

• Alpha Muscaemag 2.69
• Beta Muscaemag 3.04
• Delta Muscaemag 3.61
• Lambda Muscaemag 3.63
• Gamma Muscaemag 3.84
• Epsilon Muscaemag 4.06
• Mu Muscaemag 4.75
• Eta Muscaemag 4.79
• HR 5002mag 4.86
• HR 4549mag 4.89
• HR 4538mag 4.98
• HR 4492mag 5.01

Deep-sky objects

• NGC 4463
• NGC 4833
• NGC 4815
• NGC 4372

Knowledge connections

• Constellation ofAlpha Muscae
• Constellation ofBeta Muscae
• Constellation ofDelta Muscae
• Constellation ofLambda Muscae
• Constellation ofGamma Muscae
• Constellation ofEpsilon Muscae
• Constellation ofMu Muscae
• Constellation ofEta Muscae
• Constellation ofHR 5002
• Constellation ofHR 4549
• Constellation ofHR 4538
• Constellation ofHR 4492
• Constellation ofHR 5042
• Constellation ofHR 4401
• Constellation ofHR 4703
• Constellation ofHR 4617
• Constellation ofHR 4604
• Constellation ofTheta Muscae
• Contains objectNGC 4463
• Contains objectNGC 4833
• Contains objectNGC 4815
• Contains objectNGC 4372
• Belongs to familyBayer Family

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• IAUInternational Astronomical Union

  Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.