17 Monocerotis
17 Monocerotis is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Monoceros.
17 Monocerotis visual magnitude is 4.77. Because of its moderate brightness, 17 Monocerotis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
Celestial Coordinates
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Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 17 Monocerotis.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 17 Monocerotis is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
17 Monocerotis is distant 484.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 47 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's 17 Monocerotis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):