Musca
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{{for|the biological ''Musca'' genus|Musca (genus)}}
{{Infobox Constellation|
name = Musca |
abbreviation = Mus |
genitive = Muscae |
symbology = the [[Fly]] |
RA = 12h 27m 36s |
dec= −70° 20' 24" |
areatotal = 138 |
arearank = 77th |
numbermainstars = 6 |
numberbfstars = 13 |
numberstarsplanets = 1 |
numberbrightstars = 1 |
numbernearbystars = 0 |
brighteststarname = [[Alpha Muscae|α Mus]] |
starmagnitude = 2.69 |
neareststarname = [[Delta Muscae|δ Mus]] |
stardistance = 90.8 |
numbermessierobjects = none |
meteorshowers =?????<br />????? |
bordering =[[Apus]]<br />[[Carina (constellation)|Carina]]<br />[[Centaurus]]<br />[[Chamaeleon]]<br />[[Circinus]]<br />[[Crux]] |
latmax = 10 |
latmin = 90 |
month = May |
notes=}}
'''Musca''' ({{pronEng|ˈmʌskə}}, {{lang-la|[[fly]]}}) is one of the minor southern [[constellation]]s. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by [[Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser]] and [[Frederick de Houtman]] between [[1595]] and [[1597]], and it first appeared in [[Johann Bayer]]'s ''[[Uranometria]]'' of [[1603]].
==Notable objects==
The [[soft X-ray transient]] Nova Muscae [[1991]] is a [[binary star|binary object]] consisting of a star and a [[black hole]]. During the 1991 outburst which led to its discovery, [[radiation]] was produced through a process of [[positron]] [[annihilation]]. Musca also contains the unusual planetary nebula [[NGC 5189]], located about 3,000 light years from earth. Its uniquely complex structure resembles a miniature crab nebula. Also within the constellation is the [[Hourglass Nebula]] (MyCn 18) at a distance of about 8,000 light years. The comparatively old globular cluster [[NGC 4833]] near Delta Muscae is 21,200 light years distant and somewhat obscured by dust clouds near the galactic plane. The globular cluster [[NGC 4372]] near Gamma Muscae is fainter and likewise partially obscured by dust, but spans more arc minutes.
==Named Stars==
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!Star
!Star name
!Name origin
!Meaning of name
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| μ
| Butain
|[[Arabic]]
|little belly
|-
|35
|[[Krittika]]
|[[Sanskrit]]
|[[Pleiades]]
|}
==History==
Musca, under its original name '''[[Apis (constellation)|Apis]]''' – ''the Bee'', was introduced in the 17th century by [[Johann Bayer]] to fill the previously uncharted area around the southern pole. It was <!--consequently ? [backwards-in-time implication]--> unknown to classical and early cultures, and they produced no mythology concerning it. In [[1752]] [[Nicolas Louis de Lacaille]] renamed it to ''Musca Australis'', the Southern Fly – ''Australis'', since it counterparted the now [[former constellations|discarded constellation]] of [[Musca Borealis]] composed of a few stars in [[Aries (constellation)|Aries]], and to avoid [[Apus|confusion with Apus]]. Today the name is simply ''Musca''. <ref>[http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/horvatin/Astronomy_Facts/obsolete_pages/apis.htm Shane Horvatin – Obsolete Constellations: Apis]
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== Citations ==
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== References ==
* Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion (2007). ''Stars and Planets Guide'', Collins, London. ISBN 978-0007251209. [[Princeton University]] Press, Princeton. ISBN 978-0691135564.
* [[Thomas Wm. Hamilton]], ''Useful Star Names'', Holbrook, NY, Viewlex, 1968.
==External links==
{{Commons|Musca}}
*[http://www.allthesky.com/constellations/chamaeleon/ The Deep Photographic Guide to the Constellations: Musca]
*[http://www.starrynightphotos.com/constellations/musca.htm Starry Night Photography: Musca]
*[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/musca.htm Star Tales – Musca]
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