List of stars in Musca explained

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Musca, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
	α		109668	61585			2.69	−2.17	306	B2IV-V	β Cep variable, ; Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.[1]
	β		110879	62322			3.04	−1.86	311		Binary star, Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
	δ		112985	63613			3.61	1.39	90.8	K2III	Binary star
	λ		102249	57363			3.68	0.66	128	A7III
	γ		109026	61199			3.84	−1.14	324	B5V	53 Persei variable,
	ε		106849	59929			4.06	−0.77	302	M5III	semiregular variable,
	μ		102584	57581			4.75	−0.86	432	K4III	slow irregular variable,
	η		114911	64661			4.79	−0.68	405	B8V	Algol variable, ; probable member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
			115211	64820			4.86	−2.94	1185	K2Ib/II	suspected variable
			103079	57851			4.89	−0.19	338	B4V	Binary star
			102839	57696			4.98	−3.27	1455	G5Ib
		GT	101379	56862			5.01	−1.17	561	G2III + A	Algol and RS CVn variable,
	ι1		116244	65468			5.04	0.85	225	K0III
			99104	55597			5.09	−0.73	475	B5V	Double system with HD 99103.
	ζ2		107566	60320			5.15	0.09	336	Am	Double system, Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
	(λ)		105340	59151			5.17	−0.47	438	K2II/III
			104878	58884			5.34	0.25	339	A0V	Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
	θ		113904	64094			5.44	−12.17	~7000	WC6 + O9.5I	Eclipsing triple system, one component is a Wolf–Rayet star,
			99264	55657			5.55	−1.61	883	B2IV-V
			111315	62608			5.55	−0.49	526	G8Ib/II
			116458	65522			5.65	−0.12	464	Ap	variable star,
	ζ1		107567	60329			5.73	0.31	396	K0III	Double system
			108970	61181			5.88	0.78	341	K1III
			100382	56287			5.89	1.09	298	K1IIICN...
			104600	58720			5.89	1.01	308	B9V	variable star, ; member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
			114570	64466			5.91	1.20	285	A0V(n)
			114371	64390			5.92	2.70	144	F3IV/V	'style="text-align:left;"	Double system
			112219	63165			5.93	−0.72	698	G8III
		LS	113120	63688			5.93	−2.49	1575	B1.5IIIne	Be star
			101162	56727			5.94	0.80	348	K0III
			105151	59050			5.95	−0.25	566	G8/K0III	'style="text-align:left;"	Binary star
			115439	64994			6.04	0.37	445	K3III
		S	106111	59551			6.05	−2.44	1630	F6Ib	'style="text-align:left;"	Cepheid variable,
			106797	59898			6.06	1.00	335	A0V	Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
			115149	64790			6.06	3.11	127	F5V
			115967	65289			6.06	−0.74	746	B6V	'style="text-align:left;"	Binary star,;suspected variable,
			99872	55979			6.09	−0.74	758	B3V	suspected variable
			117025	65783			6.09	1.36	288	A2m
		BO	109372	61404			6.11	−1.33	1003	M6II/III	semiregular variable,
			118344	66574			6.11	0.47	438	K3III
			110716	62212			6.16	−2.71	1940	F6Ia
		EZ	116890	65755			6.17	−0.48	698	B8V	'style="text-align:left;"	α² CVn variable,
			107301	60183			6.20	1.22	323	B9V	Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
			106676	59851			6.21	1.16	333	A0V
		KY	109867	61703			6.22			B1Ia	α Cyg variable
			105138	59046			6.23	−2.58	1884	G3Ib
			98672	55308			6.26	0.20	532	B9.5/A0V
		FH	110020	61796			6.26	1.09	353	B8V	rotating ellipsoidal variable, ; probable (80%) member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
			108054	60601			6.29	2.89	156	G8/K0IV
			105071	59003			6.30			B8Ia-Iab	variable star,
		R	110311	61981			6.31	−2.55	1929	F7Ib	'style="text-align:left;"	Cepheid variable,
			113919	64117			6.34	−1.09	1000	M1III
			107773	60417			6.36	2.83	166	K0IV-V
			117651	66152			6.36	1.21	349	A0V
			114912	64682			6.37	1.51	306	K2/K3III
			103482	58085			6.38	3.20	141	F2IV
			98695	55350			6.41	−0.42	758	B4V
			104570	58706			6.41	0.86	421	K1III
			104752	58810			6.44	−0.81	921	G6III
			98671	55332			6.46	0.59	486	A0V
			109857	61738			6.46	−0.40	769	B8Vn
			101805	57092			6.48	3.80	112	G1V
			105822	59389			6.48	−0.82	939	K0/K1III
	ι2		116579	65628			6.62	0.71	495	B9V
			100546	56379			6.70		337	B9Vne	has an unconfirmed planet (b), Member of the Lower Centaurus–Crux subgroup of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.
			112410	63242			6.86		440	G8III	has a planet (b)
		GQ					7.2				'style="text-align:left;"	nova and AM Her variable
		GS	105056	58998			7.34		16000	O9.5Ia	'style="text-align:left;"	α Cyg variable,
			111232	62534			7.61	5.31	94	G8V	has a planet (b)
		TU	100213	56196			8.41		15000	O7.5V + O9.5V	'style="text-align:left;"	β Lyr variable,
		RT	310831	57260			8.57		3500	F8	'style="text-align:left;"	Cepheid variable,
		T	115673	65116			8.60		2040	C+	'style="text-align:left;"	seimregular variable,
		KZ	109885	61751			9.09		11000	B2III	'style="text-align:left;"	β Cep variable
			108341	60788			9.36		161	K2V	'style="text-align:left;"	has a planet (b)
		UU	103137	57884			9.54		1490	F8:p	'style="text-align:left;"	Cepheid variable,
		SY	100336				10.20		2770	Mpe	'style="text-align:left;"	Z Andromedae and semiregular variable,
		MP					10.39			K1Ve	'style="text-align:left;"	T Tauri star,
		Y		63911			10.50		698	Fp	'style="text-align:left;"	R CrB variable
		TV	310730				10.75		755	F2	'style="text-align:left;"	W UMa variable
				57367			11.51		15.106	DQ6	'style="text-align:left;"	4th-closest white dwarf
		GU					13.3			K3V-K7V	'style="text-align:left;"	X-ray nova
		GR					19.1				'style="text-align:left;"	Low-mass X-ray binary,
							25.08				'style="text-align:left;"	pulsar/white dwarf binary
		KN	117622						1780	WC2/WO1	'style="text-align:left;"	central star of planetary nebula NGC 5189

See also

• List of stars by constellation

References

• Web site: ESA . European Space Agency . The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues . 1997 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Kostjuk . N. D. . HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index . 2002 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Roman . N. G. . Identification of a Constellation from a Position . 1987 . 2006-12-26 .
• Web site: Gould . B. A. . Uranometria Argentina . Reprinted and updated by Pilcher, F . 2010-07-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227032716/http://www.uranometriaargentina.com/ . 2012-02-27 .
• Web site: AAVSO Website . American Association of Variable Star Observers . 9 March 2014 .

Notes and References

1. A Hipparcos Census of Nearby OB Associations. de Zeeuw, P.T. . Hoogerwerf, R. . de Bruijne, J.H.J. . Brown, A.G.A. . Blaauw, A. . 1999. Astronomical Journal. 117. 1. 354–99. 1999AJ....117..354D. 10.1086/300682. astro-ph/9809227 . 16098861 .