Visible at latitudes between +75° and −90°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of February.
Abbreviation: Mon
English Name: the Unicorn
Right ascension: 7.15h
Declination: −5.74°
Area: 482 sq. deg. (35th)
Main stars: 4
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 32
Stars with planets: 16
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 0
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 2
Brightest star: β Mon (3.76m)
Messier objects: 1
Meteor showers: December Monocerids, Alpha Monocerids
Bordering constellations
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Gemini
Hydra
Lepus
Orion
Puppis