Monoceros
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Monoceros is a faint constellation on the celestial equator. Its definition is attributed to the 17th-century cartographer Petrus Plancius. It is bordered by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Ca
The constellation Monoceros as it can be seen by the naked eye.
The constellation Monoceros, from Urania's Mirror, a set of star charts from 1825. Includes Canis Minor and the obsolete constellation Printer's Workshop
CoRoT-7b
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CoRoT-7b is an exoplanet orbiting the star CoRoT-7 in the constellation of Monoceros, 520 light-years from the Earth. It was first detected photometrically by the French-led CoRoT mission and reported
Artist conception of CoRoT-7b transiting yellow dwarf CoRoT-7
Artist's impression of CoRoT-7b. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada.
CoRoT-7b artist view.