Star · K0V
12 Mon
12 Mon is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0V in the constellation Monoceros, 462.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 31159 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Distance | 462.3 light-years (141.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.88 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.12 |
| Spectral type | K0V |
| Surface temperature | 4,750 K |
| Luminosity | 119 L☉ |
| Radius | 16.1 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.56 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 32m 19.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 51′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.88). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° S. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1564. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 12 Mon, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.59, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Scutum. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.