1 Monocerotis

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:37 | Tran: 13:47 | Set: 18:58

Alt: -15.71° Az: 85.33° Direction: East

1 Monocerotis is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Monoceros.

1 Monocerotis visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, 1 Monocerotis is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 1 Monocerotis. The red arrow shows the motion of 1 Monocerotis during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 00m 13s

Declination -09° 22’ 55”

Hour Angle 17h 06m 05s

Sidereal Time 23h 06m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 59m 00s

Declination -09° 22’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 215.5°

Galactic Latitude -15.87°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 1 Monocerotis.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.19

Spectral Type F2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.29

Temperature 7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 1 Monocerotis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 1 Monocerotis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

1 Monocerotis is distant 315.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 96.90

Distance (light year) 315.89

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 1 Monocerotis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD40535

SAO Catalogue SAO132714

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP28321

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 1284

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V474 Mon

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 1 Monocerotis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.4° RISE 8:37

Max altitude: 29.1° TRANSIT 13:47

Azimuth: 260.6° SET 18:58

Set Location

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