β-Mus (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , β-Mus is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
β-Mus
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h46m16s [3] |
| Declination: | −68°06'28" [3] |
| Constellation: | Musca |
| Magnitude: | 3.08 (V) [3] 2.86 (BT) [2] 3.05 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 104.7 parsec 341.4 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.17 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 42.9 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 258.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.02 |
Sources