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Monoceros

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Monoceros
Constellation
Monoceros
AbbreviationMon
GenitiveMonocerotis
Pronunciation/məˈnɒsrəs/,
genitive /ˌmɒnəsˈrts/
Seembolismthe Unicorn
Richt ascension7.15 h
Declination−5.74°
QuadrantNQ2
Area482 sq. deg. (35t)
Main starns4
Bayer/Flamsteed
stars
32
Starns wi planets16
Starns brichter than 3.00m0
Starns within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly)2
Brichtest starnβ Mon (3.76m)
Nearest starnRoss 614
(13.3 ly, 4.09 pc)
Messier objects1
Meteor showersDecember Monocerids
Alpha Monocerids
Borderin
constellations
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Gemini
Hydra
Lepus
Orion
Puppis
Veesible at latitudes atween +75° an −90°.
Best veesible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) durin the month o Februar.

Monoceros (Greek: Μονόκερως) is a faint constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Greek for unicorn. Its defineetion is attributit tae the 17t-century Dutch cartografer Petrus Plancius. It is bordered bi Orion tae the wast, Gemini tae the north, Canis Major tae the sooth an Hydra tae the east. Other borderin constellations include Canis Minor, Lepus an Puppis.

Coordinates: Sky map 07h 09m 00s, −05° 44′ 24″