Zeta1 Muscae

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 2 3 "HR 4704". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
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