The Constellation Monoceros

Monoceros

There are 88 recognized constellations. Monoceros is one of them.

Monoceros

Meaning:	Unicorn
Pronunciation:	mon oss' sir us
Abbreviation:	Mon, Mono
Genitive:	Monocerotis (mon awe sir awe' tiss)
Number:	55
Size:	481.57 square degrees (1.167% of the sky)

Monoceros is usually associated with the unicorn, but the constellation is itself "modern."

This constellation first appeared in 1613, on a celestial globe designed by the Dutch theologian Petrus Plancius.

Jakob Bartsch, a German mathematician, brought the constellation into general use on his star charts in 1624.

Monoceros is on the celestial equator between Orion and Hydra.