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- Musica
Musica
18 Delphini
Musica is a yellow giant like the Sun, in the constellation Delphinus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1780.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in July, August, September, and October.
Visible to the naked eye only under a dark sky, away from town. Apparent magnitude 5.51.
What it’s like
It gives off 31 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 4,900 degrees.
It is 245.6 light years away: 2324 trillion kilometres.