Zeta1 Muscae

ζ1 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]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.897[2]
Absolute magnitude (V)0.73[2]
Spectral typeK0III
Other designations
CPD−67° 1939, HD 107567, HIP 60329, HR 4704, SAO 251868

Zeta1 Muscae, Latinized from ζ1 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. The star is radiating 64 times the Sun's luminosity.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "HR 4704". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters, 38 (5): 331, arXiv:1108.4971, Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015.
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