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Proper Name	Muscida
Bayer Designation	Omicron Ursae Majoris
Flamsteed Number	1 Ursae Majoris
HR (BSC)	3323
HD	71369
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right Ascension	8h 30m 16s
Declination	+60° 43' 5"
Distance	179 light years 55 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.4 Absolute: -0.4
Spectral Class	G5III yellow giant
Planets in this system	Omicron Ursae Majoris b (Muscida b), gas giant
Optimum Visibility	February (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	The westernmost bright star of Ursa Major, Muscida forms the 'nose' of the Great Bear. It is known to have at least one planet in orbit, a gas giant with some four times the mass of Jupiter at a distance of about 4 AU from the star.

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