AX Mon is a binary star system similar to the classical system Algol. It has a low mass evolved red giant star orbiting a higher mass, main sequence blue star. As in Algol, there is evidence for mass transfer from the red star to the blue. The following parameters are taken from Elias et al. (1996).

Star 1 Star 2
Spectral Class B3 K0
Temperature 20,000 K 4,500 K
Mass 12.0 3.0
Radius 15.8 104.5
Period 232 d 232 d