How to see it
12 Mon has a visual magnitude of about 5.60: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 12 Mon: right ascension 6h 32m 19s, declination +4° 51′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).
Catalog context
12 Mon. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31159, HD 46241, Gaia DR3 3131331226678059008. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3131331226678059008
- HIP
- 31159
- HD
- 46241
- gaia_dr3
- 3131331226678059008
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 12 Mon
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3131331226678059008
- HD 46241
- HIP 31159
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.60