Alpha Monocerotis (α Mon, α Monocerotis) is the Bayer designation for a 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 144 light years from Earth.
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