Stars in Monoceros
The brightest star in Monoceros is Beta Mon, at apparent magnitude 3.76 and 677 ly from Earth, one of 42 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 4 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beta Mon | 3.76 | 677 ly | B3Ve | ~11,796 K |
| 2 | Alpha Mon | 3.94 | 148 ly | K0III | ~4,691 K |
| 3 | Gamma Mon | 3.99 | 498 ly | K3III | ~4,088 K |
| 4 | Delta Mon | 4.15 | 384 ly | A2V | ~10,188 K |
| 5 | Zeta Mon | 4.36 | 1,059 ly | G2Ib | ~4,816 K |
| 6 | Epsilon Mon | 4.39 | 122 ly | A5IV | ~8,049 K |
| 7 | 13 Mon | 4.47 | – | A0Ib | ~9,847 K |
| 8 | 18 Mon | 4.48 | 368 ly | K0III | ~4,517 K |
| 9 | Citala | 6.29 | 94.5 ly | G0III-IV | ~6,079 K |
| 10 | HD 52265 | 6.29 | 97.8 ly | G0V | 6,136 K |
| 11 | HIP 39017 | 6.96 | 216 ly | A9/F0 | 7,201 K |
| 12 | HD 60779 | 7.16 | 116 ly | G1 V | 6,081 K |
| 13 | HD 44219 | 7.69 | 173 ly | G3 V | 5,752 K |
| 14 | HD 64114 | 7.71 | 103 ly | G7 V | 5,676 K |
| 15 | HD 62549 | 7.72 | 161 ly | G-type | 5,930 K |
| 16 | HD 46375 | 7.91 | 96.4 ly | K1 IV-V | 5,285 K |
| 17 | HD 45652 | 8.10 | 114 ly | G8/K0 | 5,294 K |
| 18 | Lusitania | 8.10 | 112 ly | K5 | ~5,146 K |
| 19 | HD 66428 | 8.25 | 174 ly | G8 IV (+ G) | 5,716 K |
| 20 | Red Rectangle | 8.85 | 1,437 ly | B8 | ~7,193 K |
| 21 | HIP 35173 | 9.01 | 108 ly | K2 V | 4,881 K |
| 22 | TOI-883 | 9.96 | 335 ly | G-type | 5,713 K |
| 23 | TOI-628 | 10.11 | 583 ly | F-type | 6,250 K |
| 24 | Ross 614 | 11.12 | 13.5 ly | M4.5Ve | ~3,528 K |
| 25 | TOI-2587 A | 11.54 | 1,219 ly | G-type | 5,760 K |
| 26 | CoRoT-7 | 11.73 | 522 ly | G9 V | 5,275 K |
| 27 | TOI-2364 | 12.23 | 716 ly | G-type | 5,306 K |
| 28 | TOI-2886 | 12.27 | 1,349 ly | F-type | 6,240 K |
| 29 | TOI-2842 | 12.59 | 1,504 ly | G-type | 5,910 K |
| 30 | CoRoT-1 | 13.62 | 2,570 ly | G0 V | 5,950 K |
| 31 | CoRoT-32 | 13.63 | 1,881 ly | G0 VI | 5,970 K |
| 32 | CoRoT-4 | 13.65 | 2,369 ly | F-type | 6,190 K |
| 33 | CoRoT-5 | 14.04 | 2,878 ly | F9 V | 6,100 K |
| 34 | CoRoT-19 | 14.13 | 2,579 ly | F9 V | 6,090 K |
| 35 | CoRoT-20 | 14.63 | 2,753 ly | G2 V | 5,880 K |
| 36 | CoRoT-18 | 14.87 | 2,495 ly | G9 V | 5,440 K |
| 37 | CoRoT-13 | 15.01 | 3,747 ly | G0 V | 5,945 K |
| 38 | CoRoT-24 | 15.38 | 1,929 ly | K1 V | 4,950 K |
| 39 | CoRoT-31 | 15.48 | 6,542 ly | G2 IV | 5,700 K |
| 40 | CoRoT-12 | 15.59 | 3,674 ly | G-type | 5,675 K |
| 41 | CoRoT-14 | 15.93 | 5,690 ly | F9 V | 6,035 K |
| 42 | CoRoT-21 | 16.06 | 4,562 ly | F8 IV | 6,200 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Monoceros?
The brightest star in Monoceros is Beta Mon, at apparent magnitude 3.76 and 677 ly from Earth, one of 42 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 4 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Monoceros?
The nearest of them is Ross 614, 13 ly away.