Alpha Monocerotis, Latinised from α Monocerotis, is the Bayer designation for a star in the equatorial constellation of Monoceros. It can be viewed with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 3.94. Despite being labeled "alpha", it is not the brightest star in the constellation; Beta Monocerotis is, though the individual stars of the latter are fainter. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 22.4 mas as seen from Earth, it is located 146 light-years away from the Sun. The star is moving away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +11.7 km/s.