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Alpha Monocerotis

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Magnitude
  
3.94

Constellation
  
Monoceros

Rotation
  
11 months

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
3.94

Alpha Monocerotis

Similar
  
Beta Monocerotis, Alpha Vulpeculae, COROT‑1

Alpha Monocerotis (α Mon, α Monocerotis) is the Bayer designation for the brightest star in the equatorial constellation of Monoceros.

It is a giant star with a stellar classification of K0 III and is of apparent magnitude 3.93. It is approximately 148 light years from Earth.

References

Alpha Monocerotis Wikipedia