NGC2232 Observation Details
NGC2232 Daily Motion
NGC2232 will be visible throughout the entire night. It will rise at 17:53, just before twilight begins, and will be at 26° when twilight starts at 20:12. It will reach its transit at 48° at 23:38, and will fade away as twilight ends at 04:05, being at 15° elevation.NGC2232 will be visible until April, 21, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
NGC2232 Visibility Timetable on December 05
NGC2232 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moon Rise, 99.8% illuminated | 14:25 | -40° |
| Astrosession begin | 16:22 | -18° |
| NGC2232 rise | 17:53 | |
| NGC2232 transit | 23:38 | 48° |
| Astrosession end | 03:34 | 21° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:38 | 9° |
| Sunrise | 05:08 | 3° |
| NGC2232 set | 05:22 | |
| Moon Set | 06:18 | -11° |
Track NGC2232 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is NGC2232 right now?
NGC2232 is located in the constellation Monoceros, at right ascension 06h 28m 01s" and declination -4° 50' 50s. At the current time, it is above the horizon at an altitude of 26 degrees toward the west-southwest from your location, with an apparent magnitude of 3.90.NGC2232 Image Gallery
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DSS Composite image
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 | 20:12 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC2232 elevation | 26° |
| NGC2232 Azimuth | -120° |
Annual motion of NGC2232
| Date | Sat, 6 December 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 16:22 |
| Twighlight end | 03:32 |
| Twighlight duration | 11h 10m |
| Rise | 17:49 |
| Set | 05:18 |
| Elevation at transit | 48° |
| Transit time | 23:34 |
| 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.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC2232
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 6.46698° |
| Declination | -4.84744° |
| Magnitude | 3.90 |
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Elevation | 26.3° |
| Azimuth | -119.7° |
Data Credits
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