α-Mus (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , α-Mus is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
α-Mus
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h37m11s [2] |
| Declination: | −69°08'08" [2] |
| Constellation: | Musca |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.64 (V) [2] 2.44 (BT) [2] 2.62 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 96.7 parsec 315.3 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.16 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 42.2 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 252.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.29 |
Sources