Eta Muscae

Eta Muscae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Musca
Right ascension 13h 15m 14.94123s [1]
Declination −67° 53′ 40.5276″ [1]

Eta Muscae (η Mus) is a star in the constellation Musca. A multiple star system, the two main components form an eclipsing binary that has a spectral type of B8V and an apparent magnitude of 4.77 that dips by 0.05 magnitude every 2.39 days.[2] Further away are stars of magnitude 7.3 and 10—termed Eta Muscae B and C. It is unclear if these stars are gravitationally bound to the main pair.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1
  2. ↑ Zasche, P.; Wolf, M.; Hartkopf, W. I.; Svoboda, P.; Uhlař, R.; Liakos, A.; Gazeas, K. (2009). "A catalog of visual double and multiple stars with eclipsing components". The Astronomical Journal 138 (2): 664–79. arXiv:0907.5172. Bibcode:2009AJ....138..664Z. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/138/2/664.
  3. ↑ Butland, R.J.; Budding, E. (2011). "Another component in the multiple system Eta Mus". COMMISSIONS 27 AND 42 OF THE IAU INFORMATION BULLETIN ON VARIABLE STARS (6004).