3 monocerotis
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Star 3 monocerotis |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | unicorn | ||||||||||||||
| Right ascension | 06 h 01 m 50.4 s | ||||||||||||||
| declination | -10 ° 35 ′ 53 ″ | ||||||||||||||
| Apparent brightness | 4.9 likes | ||||||||||||||
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| Spectral class | B5 III | ||||||||||||||
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| Radial velocity | +39.0 ± 4.2 km / s | ||||||||||||||
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3 Monocerotis ( 3 Mon for short ) is a star in the unicorn constellation .
Trivia
The entry NGC 2142 in the New General Catalog is related to this star. During an observation on January 6, 1831, John Herschel thought he was observing a faint nebula around it.