Muscida
Also known as ο UMa · HR 3323
Muscida is a high proper motion star in the constellation Ursa Major, about 200 light-years from Earth.
Facts
| Type | High proper motion star (spectral type G5III:) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Position (J2000) | 8h 30m 15s, +60° 43′ |
| Distance | 200 light-years (its light set off about 200 years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 3.42 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Studied in | 274 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Muscida is highest in the sky at midnight in January. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 49° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 79°. To see it you need the naked eye, even from a town.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
More in Ursa Major
- Bode's Galaxy (M81)
- Cigar Galaxy (M82)
- M109 (NGC 3992)
- Owl Nebula (M97)
- Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)
- Surfboard Galaxy (M108)
- Twin Quasar
- Winnecke 4 (M40)
Everything in Ursa Major · All 88 constellations · All sky objects
Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · Data sources & credits