The Fly
Musca
Genitive: Muscae · abbreviation Mus
Best evening month
May
Visible from
90°S to 17°N
Centre RA
13h 00m 00s
Centre Dec
−73° 00′
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Mythology & origin
The only insect among the modern constellations, lying just south of the Southern Cross.
Keyser & de Houtman · 1597–98, published by Plancius