NGC2232 Observation Details
NGC2232 Daily Motion
NGC2232 will not be observable tonight. It will reach its transit at 45° by 13:04 and set at 18:47. Throughout the night, from 22:17 to 04:56, it will be below the horizon. NGC2232 will rise again after sunrise, at 07:17.NGC2232 will become visible in September, 6. After being too close to the Sun to observe, it will reappear in the night sky. Starting from September, 6, NGC2232 can be seen again, providing a good opportunity for observation.
NGC2232 Visibility Timetable on July 06
NGC2232 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| NGC2232 transit | 13:04 | 45° |
| Moon Rise, 77.5% illuminated | 16:45 | 22° |
| NGC2232 set | 18:47 | |
| Astrosession begin | 23:04 | -46° |
| Moon Set | 02:26 | -50° |
| Astrosession end | 04:09 | -35° |
| NGC2232 rise | 07:17 |
Track NGC2232 Position Throughout the Night
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NGC2232 Image Gallery
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The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC2232
| Object name | NGC2232 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC2232 coordinates | 6.46698, -4.84744 |
| Center coordinates | 6.46698, -4.84744 |
NGC2232 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC2232
| Time | 13:39 |
| Latitude | 39.9625 |
| Longitude | -83.0061 |
| NGC2232 elevation | 44° |
| NGC2232 Azimuth | 168° |
Annual motion of NGC2232
| Date | Sun, 6 July 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 23:00 |
| Twighlight end | 04:03 |
| Twighlight duration | 5h 4m |
| Rise | 07:17 |
| Set | 18:43 |
| Elevation at transit | 45° |
| Transit time | 13:00 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 06h 28m 01s", Dec: -4° 50' 50s |
| Magnitude | 4 |
| Constellation | Monoceros |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC2232 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.