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Monoceros
The Unicorn
Map of Monoceros
Genitive
  Monocerotis
Abbreviation
  Mon
Right Ascension
  5h54 to 8h08
Declination
  -11.0° to +11.9°
Area (sq deg)
  482
Brightest Star
  Beta Monocerotis
Optimum Visibility
  January
 This relatively modern constellation (introduced in 1690) supposedly represents a unicorn. Though lacking in impressive stars, it is home to several star clusters and, especially noteworthy, the Rosette Nebula. Relative Galactic Position of Monoceros
Monoceros lies next to Orion on the band of the Milky Way, and so the area of space it describes is on the plane of our Galaxy. Much of the Milky Way visible in this constellation belongs to the Orion Arm of the Galaxy.
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