Wednesday, 16 September 2026

A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Mu Dorado

Nature November 2nd 1876

Mu Doradus

This star, which was called a fifth magnitude by Lacaille at the end of 1751, and a sixth by Brisbane was observed by Moesta from February 1860 to January 1861 of 8.9m or 9m only.

Perhaps one of our southern readers will put upon record the actual magnitude of this star, the period of which as Moesta remarked would appear to be one of considerable length.


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