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Mon R2

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Right ascension: 06h 07m 47.58s
Declination: −06° 22′ 42.6″
Galactic l, b: 213.7, -12.6
Parallax: 1.06 mas
Redshift z: 0.00011876
Radial velocity: 35.6 km/s
Proper motion: -2.91, 1.05 mas/yr
Angular size: 60′ × 90′

Also known as

13 identifiers

GRS G213.71 -12.61IRAS 06053-0622[L89b] 213.709-12.605PMN J0607-0623GAL 213.71-12.60[KC97c] G213.7-12.6Monoceros R2Mon R2Mon-R2[NZ2007] 14[WBH98] 06053-0622[WCO2009] J060758-062625[WHR97] 06053-0622

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
2MASS J06074806-0622393	Star	7.888″	—
[BEB76] IRS 3E	Star	12.71″	—
2MASS J06074717-0622313	Star	12.72″	—
Ass Mon R 2	Association	12.83″	—
Mon R2 IRS 3	YSO	12.83″	—
MMB G213.705-12.597	Maser	13.23″	—
Mon R2 IRS 3N	Infrared	13.53″	—
2CXO J060748.0-062230	Star	13.6″	—
Mon R2 IRS 3NE	YSO	13.61″	—
Mon R2 IRS 3S	Infrared	14.21″	—
[HMW2016] G213.704-12.59	Maser	14.59″	—

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/mon-r2 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.