Monoceros lies east of Orion and south of Gemini and Canis Minor and north of Canis Major. Monoceros is pictured as the famous single horned animal facing west towards Orion with its tail below the head of Hydra. The unicorn is an elusive creature said to have the tail of a lion and the body and head of a horse with a single horn growing from its forehead. Unicorns were thought to have magical healing properties.

Genitive	Monocerotis
Visible	January
Visible Where	Equatorial
Visible from US
Width	2:32
Height	23°08"
Brighness Rank	52
Size (sq. degrees)	482
Size Rank	35
Opposition	Jan 02
Milky Way Brightness	10