Gamma Mon

HIP 29651; Gamma Mon; 5 Mon DoubleStar Mon Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 3.98

Spectral Type K1.5IIIBa0.3

Star Color Red (B-V 1.32)

Distance 250.9 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 14m 51.3s

Dec -06° 16' 29.0"

Constellation Mon

HR 2227

HIP 29651

Bayer Gamma

Flamsteed 5 Mon

Double Cat 4853

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Multiple Star System

Separation 54.4″

Companion Mag 13.1

Position Angle 26°

Star Colors A: Red

Discoverer HJ 384

Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°

Seeing

Scale Realistic = true angular size

Sep: 54.4″ · PA: 26° · N up, E left

Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

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Stellar Notes

Alternative Names

Called Alpha Mon in BAC and many early catalogues. Now HR 2970 is called Alpha Mon.

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