Alpha Muscae

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Alpha Muscae is a hot, blue-white B-type giant star in the southern constellation Musca, notable as its most luminous member.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf star
absoluteMagnitudeV -3.5
age_Myr 18
apparentMagnitudeV 2.69
bayerDesignation Alpha Muscae NERFINISHED
belongsTo Milky Way NERFINISHED
color blue-white
constellation Musca NERFINISHED
declination −69° 08′ 08″
distanceFromEarth_ly 315
distanceFromEarth_pc 96.5
effectiveTemperature_K 22000
equatorialCoordinateSystem ICRS NERFINISHED
flamsteedDesignation HD 109668 NERFINISHED
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasColorIndexBminusV -0.22
hasColorIndexUminusB -0.88
hasPulsations radial and non-radial
hasStellarClassification B2IV-V
hasStellarWind true
hemisphere southern celestial hemisphere
henryDraperDesignation HD 109668 NERFINISHED
hipparcosDesignation HIP 61585 NERFINISHED
hrDesignation HR 4798 NERFINISHED
isBrightestStarIn Musca NERFINISHED
isHotStar true
isMostLuminousMemberOf Musca NERFINISHED
isNakedEyeVisible true
isSingleStar true
isVariableStar true
luminosity_solar 4000
mass_solar 8
metallicity_FeH 0.0
parallax_mas 10.36
peakBrightnessBand visual
properMotionDec_masPerYr -9.16
properMotionRA_masPerYr -36.40
radialVelocity_kmPerSec +13
radius_solar 4.8
rightAscension 12h 37m 11.0s
simbadID alf Mus NERFINISHED
spectralType B2IV-V
surfaceGravity_logg 3.9
variableStarType Beta Cephei variable NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Musca brightestStar Alpha Muscae
Musca containsStar Alpha Muscae