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Monoceros (Greek: Μονόκερως, "unicorn") is a faint constellation on the celestial equator. Its definition is attributed to the 17th-century cartographer Petrus Plancius. It is bordered by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the south, and Hydra to the east. Other bordering constellations include Canis Minor, Lepus ...
Monoceros is a northern constellation on the celestial equator, representing a unicorn in Latin. It contains several notable stars, such as Alpha Monocerotis, Gamma Monocerotis, and Delta Monocerotis, and the famous Rosette Nebula.
Feb 7, 2016 · Monoceros (“The Unicorn”) is a faint northern sky constellation that lies on the celestial equator, and can be seen by observers located between +75° and -90° of latitude. It is the 35th largest constellation, but is faint and difficult to recognise, with its brightest star, Alpha Monocerotis, having a visual magnitude of just 3.94.
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The Northern constellation of Monoceros, the Unicorn, is best viewed in Winter during the month of February. Monoceros is the 35th largest constellation. It's brightest star is Beta Monocerotis at magnitude 3.76. The boundary of the Monoceros constellation contains 14 stars that host known exoplanets. Monoceros is an equatorial constellation ...
Aug 17, 2020 · Monoceros is a faint constellation on the celestial equator, named after a unicorn in Greek. It contains one Messier object, Messier 50, and several interesting stars and nebulae, such as Beta Monocerotis, the Rosette Nebula, and the A0620-00 binary star system.
Locate the winter constellation Monoceros, then get out your telescope to explore some of its star clusters and nebulae.
Monoceros (pronounced məˈnɒsɪrəs) is the Latin name of a large constellation (in fact it extends itself for about 43 degrees across the sky) situated close to the celestial equator. As such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.
