Musca

the Fly

Mus
Star chart

the Fly

J2000
Musca
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Musca: stars, constellation pattern, coordinate grid and boundaryMusca: stars, constellation pattern, coordinate grid and boundary

Fixed J2000 coordinates

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How to read this chart

Dots mark stars, and their sizes indicate brightness. Stars appear dark on light charts and light on dark charts. Green lines show a constellation pattern. The surrounding grid gives right ascension and declination.

Chart symbols: galaxy, open cluster, globular cluster, planetary nebula, bright nebula, star and variable star

This is a fixed reference map, rather than a view of tonight’s sky.

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Boundary coordinates

The boundary marks a sky region; it is separate from the green star pattern. These files preserve ordered coordinate points in the J2000 reference system.

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Right ascension uses hours, minutes and seconds. Declination is in degrees. Convert right ascension to degrees with 15 × (hours + minutes/60 + seconds/3600).

RA (h m s) | Dec (degrees) | Abbreviation
11 20 20.3547 | -64.6842651 | MUS
11 19 25.6735 | -75.6840134 | MUS
13 51 07.5441 | -75.6235962 | MUS
13 49 50.6089 | -70.6244431 | MUS
13 49 04.3255 | -65.6249542 | MUS

The 0h / 24h meridian is continuous. A coordinate jump there should not be treated as a straight line across a flat map.