19 Monocerotis

19 Monocerotis is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Monoceros.

19 Monocerotis visual magnitude is 4.99. Because of its moderate brightness, 19 Monocerotis should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 19 Monocerotis:

Color of 19 Monocerotis ⬤

Magnitude of 19 Monocerotis 4.99

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 19 Monocerotis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 19 Monocerotis

19 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 19 Monocerotis are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 02m 54s

Declination J2000 -04° 14’ 21”

Galactic Longitude 218.01°

Galactic Latitude 0.61°

Constellation Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 19 Monocerotis in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 19 Monocerotis.

Visibility of 19 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 19 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: 94.2° RISE 9:54

Max altitude: 34.3° TRANSIT 15:31

Azimuth: 265.8° SET 21:08

RIGHT NOW 19 Monocerotis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 19 Monocerotis

The image below is a photograph of 19 Monocerotis from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 19 Monocerotis is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 19 Monocerotis. The red arrow shows the motion of 19 Monocerotis during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 19 Monocerotis from the Sun and relative movement

19 Monocerotis is distant 1,116.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 342.47 pc

Distance (light year) 1,116.44 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 19 Monocerotis

19 Monocerotis belongs to spectral class B1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -2.68

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.2

Temperature of 19 Monocerotis 13585K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 19 Monocerotis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 19 Monocerotis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 19 Monocerotis

Flamsteed designation 19 Monocerotis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD52918

SAO Catalogue SAO134106

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33971

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 1788

FK5 Catalogue 2547

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V637 Mon

In Evidence

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