Constellation Musca (Fly)

Properties
Musca is a small constellation with 138 square degrees in the band of the Milky Way. It connects to Crux to the south and shares with it a piece of the dark cloud Coal Sack. The center of the constellation culminates around midnight on March 31st. [9, 15]
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History
The constellation Musca goes back to Johann Bayer, who in 1603 separated a piece from the ancient constellation Centaurus and renamed it Apis (the Bee). Jakob Bartsch is said to have renamed the constellation Musca later. [7, 21]