Star profile

Epsilon Monocerotis

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is Epsilon Monocerotis

Epsilon Monocerotis is a visual double at 122 light-years, in a region poor in bright stars but rich in nebulae: its position guides observers toward the Rosette Nebula. The primary is a blue-white A5 subgiant; the secondary, a seventh-magnitude F5 dwarf set barely 12 arcseconds away. A pair within reach of a modest telescope, where two delicate tones —lemon and vanilla— glow against the dark backdrop of the Unicorn.

Where it is and when to see it

Epsilon Monocerotis lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is December: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for Epsilon Monocerotis

Constellation: Monoceros
Apparent magnitude: 4.39
Distance: 122.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 95.942° · Dec 4.593°
Catalogue: HIP 30419 · HD 44769

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Other stars in Monoceros

Monoceros has 71 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 71 stars in Monoceros