GRS 1124-683

GU Muscae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Musca
Right ascension 11h 26m 26.60s
Declination −68° 40 32.3
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.3
Spectral typeK3V-K7V
Other designations
GU Mus, GRS 1124-683, 1RXS J112623.5-684040, Nova Muscae 1991
Database references
SIMBADdata

The gamma-ray and X-ray source GRS 1124-683, discovered by the Granat mission and Ginga, is a system containing a black hole candidate. The system also goes by the name X-ray Nova Muscae 1991 or GU Muscae. These two orbiting X-ray telescopes discovered the system when the system produced an outburst of X-rays on January 9, 1991.