3 Monocerotis

Summary

3 Monocerotis is a star^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3 Monocerotis is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel^[3].
• 3 Monocerotis's image is recorded as NGC 2142 PanS.jpg^[4].
• 3 Monocerotis's instance of is recorded as star^[5].
• 3 Monocerotis's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[6].
• 3 Monocerotis's instance of is recorded as pulsating variable star^[7].
• 3 Monocerotis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[8].
• 3 Monocerotis's instance of is recorded as rotating variable star^[9].
• 3 Monocerotis's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[10].
• 3 Monocerotis's instance of is recorded as variable star^[11].
• 3 Monocerotis's instance of is recorded as binary star^[12].
• 3 Monocerotis's constellation is recorded as Monoceros^[13].
• 3 Monocerotis's spectral class is recorded as B5III/V^[14].
• 3 Monocerotis's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2142^[15].
• 3 Monocerotis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05594-1035^[16].
• 3 Monocerotis's catalog code is recorded as HD 40967^[17].
• 3 Monocerotis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J06015042-1035525^[18].
• 3 Monocerotis's catalog code is recorded as HIP 28574^[19].
• 3 Monocerotis's catalog code is recorded as HR 2128^[20].
• 3 Monocerotis's catalog code is recorded as SAO 151037^[21].
• 3 Monocerotis's catalog code is recorded as GC 7631^[22].
• 3 Monocerotis's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 3770^[23].
• 3 Monocerotis's catalog code is recorded as HIC 28574^[24].
• 3 Monocerotis's catalog code is recorded as JP11 1304^[25].
• 3 Monocerotis's catalog code is recorded as PPM 216606^[26].
• 3 Monocerotis's catalog code is recorded as ROT 964^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[5], multiple star^[6], pulsating variable star^[7], near-infrared source^[8], rotating variable star^[9], and ultraviolet source^[10].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IRAS 05594-1035^[16], HD 40967^[17], 2MASS J06015042-1035525^[18], HIP 28574^[19], HR 2128^[20], and SAO 151037^[21].

Why It Matters

3 Monocerotis ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]