Musca

is a small constellation in the deep southern sky. It was one of 12 constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, and it first appeared on a celestial globe in diameter published in 1597 (or 1598) in Amsterdam by Plancius and Jodocus Hondius. The first depiction of this constellation in a celestial atlas was in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603. It was also known as for 200 years. Musca remains below the horizon for most Northern Hemisphere observers.

planetary nebula in the constellation Musca

Globular cluster in the constellation Musca

Globular cluster in the constellation Musca

planetary nebula in the constellation Musca

star cluster

intermediate age open cluster in the inner Galactic disk

star in the constellation Musca

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star

star in the constellation Musca

star in the constellation Musca

star in the constellation Musca containing a planetary system

star in the constellation Musca

star in the constellation Musca

star in the constellation Musca

extrasolar planet

star in the constellation Musca

star in the constellation Musca

variable star in the constellation Musca

variable star in the constellation Musca

variable star in the constellation Musca

variable star in the constellation Musca

Nebula in the constellation Musca

star in the constellation Musca

star system in the constellation Musca

binary star system in the constellation Musca

G299.2-2.9 is a supernova remnant in the Milky Way, 16,000 light years from Earth. It is the remains of a Type Ia supernova. The observed radius of the remnant shell translates to approximately 4,500 years of expansion, making it one of the oldest observed Type Ia supernova remnants.