When Is NGC0986 Visible During the Year?
See how NGC0986 visibility changes through the year from your location. The graph shows its seasonal observing windows, while the table gives rise, transit and set times for selected dates.
NGC0986 will remain visible until March 7, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See NGC0986
Based on the amount of time NGC0986 is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are October 2026, November 2026, October 2027.
NGC0986 Visibility Throughout the Year
NGC0986 visibility on 2026-10-23
NGC0986 Visible from before midnight until early morning
NGC0986 rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 80.5% illuminated  | 14:26 | -57° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 17:48 | -20° |
| NGC0986 rise | 20:07 | |
| NGC0986 transit | 23:34 | 14° |
| Moonset | 02:40 | 2° |
| NGC0986 set | 03:00 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:56 | -7° |
Track NGC0986 position throughout the night
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NGC0986 Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-10-23 | 20:07 - 03:00 | 23:34 | 16:15 - 05:22 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2026-10-30 | 19:40 - 02:33 | 23:06 | 16:07 - 05:28 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2026-11-06 | 19:12 - 02:05 | 22:39 | 16:00 - 05:36 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2026-11-13 | 18:45 - 01:38 | 22:11 | 15:54 - 05:43 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2026-11-20 | 18:17 - 01:10 | 21:44 | 15:49 - 05:50 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2026-11-27 | 17:50 - 00:43 | 21:16 | 15:46 - 05:57 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2026-12-04 | 17:22 - 00:15 | 20:49 | 15:44 - 06:04 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2026-12-11 | 16:55 - 23:48 | 20:21 | 15:44 - 06:10 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2026-12-18 | 16:27 - 23:20 | 19:54 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2026-12-25 | 16:00 - 22:53 | 19:26 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-01-01 | 15:32 - 22:25 | 18:59 | 15:54 - 06:20 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-01-08 | 15:05 - 21:57 | 18:31 | 16:00 - 06:21 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-01-15 | 14:37 - 21:30 | 18:04 | 16:07 - 06:20 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-01-22 | 14:10 - 21:02 | 17:36 | 16:14 - 06:17 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-01-29 | 13:42 - 20:35 | 17:08 | 16:22 - 06:12 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-02-05 | 13:15 - 20:07 | 16:41 | 16:29 - 06:06 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-02-12 | 12:47 - 19:40 | 16:13 | 16:37 - 05:59 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-02-19 | 12:19 - 19:12 | 15:46 | 16:44 - 05:51 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-02-26 | 11:52 - 18:45 | 15:18 | 16:52 - 05:42 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-03-05 | 11:20 - 18:13 | 14:47 | 16:59 - 05:33 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-03-12 | 10:53 - 17:46 | 14:19 | 17:05 - 05:23 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-03-19 | 10:25 - 17:18 | 13:52 | 17:12 - 05:12 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-03-26 | 09:58 - 16:51 | 13:24 | 17:18 - 05:02 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-04-02 | 09:30 - 16:23 | 12:57 | 17:24 - 04:51 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-04-09 | 09:03 - 15:56 | 12:29 | 17:31 - 04:41 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-04-16 | 08:35 - 15:28 | 12:02 | 17:37 - 04:31 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-04-23 | 08:08 - 15:01 | 11:34 | 17:43 - 04:22 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-04-30 | 07:40 - 14:33 | 11:07 | 17:49 - 04:13 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-05-07 | 07:13 - 14:06 | 10:39 | 17:56 - 04:06 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-05-14 | 06:45 - 13:38 | 10:12 | 18:02 - 03:59 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-05-21 | 06:18 - 13:11 | 09:44 | 18:08 - 03:54 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-05-28 | 05:50 - 12:43 | 09:17 | 18:13 - 03:50 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-06-04 | 05:23 - 12:16 | 08:49 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-06-11 | 04:55 - 11:48 | 08:22 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-06-18 | 04:28 - 11:21 | 07:54 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-06-25 | 04:00 - 10:53 | 07:27 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-07-02 | 03:33 - 10:25 | 06:59 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-07-09 | 03:05 - 09:58 | 06:32 | 18:25 - 03:54 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-07-16 | 02:38 - 09:30 | 06:04 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-07-23 | 02:10 - 09:03 | 05:36 | 18:18 - 04:03 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-07-30 | 01:43 - 08:35 | 05:09 | 18:12 - 04:09 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-08-06 | 01:15 - 08:08 | 04:41 | 18:05 - 04:15 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-08-13 | 00:47 - 07:40 | 04:14 | 17:58 - 04:21 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-08-20 | 00:20 - 07:13 | 03:46 | 17:49 - 04:26 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-08-27 | 23:52 - 06:45 | 03:19 | 17:39 - 04:32 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-09-03 | 23:25 - 06:18 | 02:51 | 17:29 - 04:38 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-09-10 | 22:57 - 05:50 | 02:24 | 17:19 - 04:44 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-09-17 | 22:30 - 05:23 | 01:56 | 17:08 - 04:49 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-09-24 | 22:02 - 04:55 | 01:29 | 16:57 - 04:55 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-10-01 | 21:35 - 04:28 | 01:01 | 16:47 - 05:01 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-10-08 | 21:07 - 04:00 | 00:34 | 16:36 - 05:07 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-10-15 | 20:40 - 03:33 | 00:06 | 16:26 - 05:14 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||
| 2027-10-22 | 20:12 - 03:05 | 23:39 | 16:17 - 05:20 | RA: 02h 33m 34s", Dec: -39° 02' 42s @ Fornax | |||||