Zeta1 Muscae

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Zeta1 Muscae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Musca
Right ascension 12h 22m 12.03408s [1]
Declination −68° 18 26.3417 [1]
Spectral typeK0III

Zeta1 Muscae is a star in the constellation Musca. Its apparent magnitude is 5.74. Located around 326 light-years distant, it is an orange giant of spectral type K0III,[1] a star that has used up its core hydrogen and is cooling and expanding.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "HR 4704". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 25 December 2013. 
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