Gamma Monocerotis

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Gamma Monocerotis is a relatively bright star in the constellation Monoceros, visible to the naked eye and used as a reference point within this faint region of the night sky.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf star
apparentMagnitudeV 4.1
bayerDesignation Gamma Mon NERFINISHED
γ Monocerotis NERFINISHED
catalog Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED
Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED
Tycho Catalogue NERFINISHED
celestialHemisphere Northern celestial hemisphere
colorIndexBMinusV +1.0
constellation Monoceros NERFINISHED
declination −06° 16′
distanceFromEarthLightYears about 800
equatorialCoordinateSystem ICRS NERFINISHED
evolutionaryStage giant star
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasColor orange
hasConstellationAbbreviation Mon
isRelativelyBrightInConstellation true
locatedIn Milky Way
luminosityComparedToSun hundreds of times the Sun
parallaxMilliarcseconds about 4.0
photosphericTemperatureKelvin about 4800
radialVelocity receding from the Sun
rightAscension 06h 14m
spectralType K0III
usedAsReferencePoint true
variableStar false
visibleFrom Earth NERFINISHED
visibleToNakedEye true

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Monoceros contains Gamma Monocerotis