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Myla

Alpha Muscae

Proper NameMyla
Bayer DesignationAlpha Muscae
Flamsteed NumberNone
HR (BSC)4798
HD109668
ConstellationMusca
Right Ascension12h 37m 11s
Declination-69° 8' 8"
Distance315 light years
97 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +2.7
Absolute: -2.2
Spectral ClassB2IV blue subgiant
Optimum VisibilityApril (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

The brightest of the stars in Musca, the Fly, is a blue variable more than three hundred light years from Earth.

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