In addition it is one of the main stars used in the visual formation of the Musca constellation.

Based on research done by the European Space Agency for the Hipparcos Star Catalogue, Delta Muscae exhibits a parallax of 35.91 milliarcseconds.

[7] With this data, it can be calculated that Delta Muscae is situated at a distance of 27.8 parsecs, or 91.0 light years, from the sun.

[8] Delta Muscae is a star of the third magnitude (or 3.61(v) to be exact) when viewed from the Earth, and is visible to the naked eye in regions that lack dense light pollution.

[9] The K2 portion of this designation specifies that Delta Muscae A is a class K2 star, meaning the light it emits is orange in color.