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15 Monocerotis

Altitude: -28.0°   Azimuth: 11.7°   Direction: North-North-East

15 Monocerotis is a variable and multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Monoceros.

15 Monocerotis visual magnitude is 4.66. Because of its moderate brightness, 15 Monocerotis should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 15 Monocerotis is 0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 15 Monocerotis star
DSS2 image of 15 Monocerotis. The red arrow shows the motion of 15 Monocerotis during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 15 Monocerotis

4.66
Main-sequence

15 Monocerotis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -28.0°
Azimuth: 11.7°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 15 Monocerotis

15 Monocerotis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 15 Monocerotis are provided in the following table:

06h 40m 58s
+09° 53’ 44”
202.94°
2.2°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 15 Monocerotis in the sky:

Finder chart 15 Monocerotis star
Simplified finder chart for 15 Monocerotis.

Visibility of 15 Monocerotis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 15 Monocerotis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.1°
Max altitude: 48.4°
Azimuth: 279.9°

Distance of 15 Monocerotis from the Sun and relative movement

15 Monocerotis is distant 1,021.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

313.48 pc
1,021.94 ly
33 km/s
0.003 arcsec/year
-0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 15 Monocerotis

15 Monocerotis belongs to spectral class O7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-2.82
O7V
14924K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 15 Monocerotis is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 15 Monocerotis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

15 Monocerotis star system properties

15 Monocerotis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 15 Monocerotis double sysyem:

4.66
8.16
3.5
2.9 arcsec

Alternative designations of 15 Monocerotis

15 Monocerotis
SAO114258
SAO114258