Monoceros
faint constellation on the celestial equator
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Summary
Monoceros is a constellation[1]. Monoceros draws 2,261 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #51 of 85).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Petrus Plancius[3]
- Shares border with: Canis Minor[4], Canis Major[5], Gemini[6], Hydra[7], Lepus[8], Orion[9], Puppis[10]
- Named after: unicorn[11]
- Commons category: Monoceros (constellation)[12]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1612[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Monoceros[14]
- Commons gallery: Monoceros[15]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[16], A field book of the stars[17], Star Lore of All Ages[18], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[19]
- Topic has template: Template:Stars of Monoceros[20], Šablona:Souhvězdí Jednorožce[21]
- Official name: Monoceros[22]
- Short name: Mon[23]
- Area: 482 square degree[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
Why It Matters
Monoceros has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Monoceros is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]