Musca (Fly)

Japanese: はい座(蠅座) - はいざ(英語表記)Musca
Musca (Fly)
Its abbreviation is Mus. It is a small southern constellation adjacent to Crux Austrinus. It was called Apis the Bee by J. Bayer long ago, but was renamed to Mus by French astronomer NL Lacaille. Its approximate position is 12h30m in right ascension and -70° in declination. It reaches its highest point in the sky at 8pm in late May, but it cannot be seen from Japan. [Ishida Goro]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
略号はMus。みなみじゅうじ座に隣接する南天の小星座。古くJ.バイヤーによりみつばちApisと呼ばれた天域であるが,フランスの天文学者N.L.ラカイユによりはい座に改名された。概略位置は赤経12h30m,赤緯-70゜。午後8時の南中は5月下旬であるが,日本では見えない。【石田 五郎】

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