Lambda Muscae
Triple star system, fourth-brightest in Musca, marking the tail of the fly.
Lambda Muscae, Latinized from λ Muscae, is a triple star system and the fourth-brightest star in the constellation Musca. It marks the far end of the tail in the visual depiction of the constellation. The system was catalogued in Johann Bayer's 1603 Uranometria.
Quick Facts
- Bayer designation
- λ Muscae
- Hip catalogue number
- HIP 57363
- Apparent magnitude
- 3.68(v)
- Distance
- 128.0 light years (39.3 parsecs)
- Parallax
- 25.42 milliarcseconds
- Spectral type (primary)
- A7V
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Distance and visibility
Lambda Muscae lies 128.0 light years from the Sun, based on a parallax of 25.42 milliarcseconds. It is a third-magnitude star with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.68, visible to the naked eye away from heavy light pollution. In the constellation, it is the farthest right star, forming the tail of the fly.
Stellar characteristics
The primary component, Lambda Muscae Aa, has a spectral type of A7V, indicating a bluish-white star hotter than the Sun. The secondary and tertiary components are red dwarfs, separated from the primary by 1.65 and 6.4 astronomical units respectively.
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