When Is NGC2008 Visible During the Year?
See how NGC2008 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.
NGC2008 will remain visible until March 14, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See NGC2008
Based on the amount of time NGC2008 is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are October 2026, November 2026, December 2026.
NGC2008 Visibility Throughout the Year
NGC2008 visibility on 2026-10-24
NGC2008 is Not visible tonight
NGC2008 rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 88% illuminated  | 14:51 | -76° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 17:47 | -53° |
| NGC2008 rise | 01:12 | |
| NGC2008 transit | 02:31 | 2° |
| Moonset | 03:47 | 0° |
| NGC2008 set | 03:49 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:57 | -0° |
Track NGC2008 position throughout the night
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NGC2008 Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-10-23 | 01:16 - 03:53 | 02:35 | 16:15 - 05:22 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2026-10-30 | 00:49 - 03:26 | 02:07 | 16:07 - 05:28 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2026-11-06 | 00:21 - 02:58 | 01:40 | 16:00 - 05:36 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2026-11-13 | 23:54 - 02:31 | 01:12 | 15:54 - 05:43 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2026-11-20 | 23:26 - 02:03 | 00:45 | 15:49 - 05:50 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2026-11-27 | 22:59 - 01:36 | 00:17 | 15:46 - 05:57 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2026-12-04 | 22:31 - 01:08 | 23:50 | 15:44 - 06:04 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2026-12-11 | 22:04 - 00:41 | 23:22 | 15:44 - 06:10 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2026-12-18 | 21:36 - 00:13 | 22:55 | 15:46 - 06:15 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2026-12-25 | 21:08 - 23:46 | 22:27 | 15:49 - 06:18 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-01-01 | 20:41 - 23:18 | 22:00 | 15:54 - 06:20 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-01-08 | 20:13 - 22:51 | 21:32 | 16:00 - 06:21 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-01-15 | 19:46 - 22:23 | 21:05 | 16:07 - 06:20 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-01-22 | 19:18 - 21:56 | 20:37 | 16:14 - 06:17 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-01-29 | 18:51 - 21:28 | 20:09 | 16:22 - 06:12 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-02-05 | 18:23 - 21:01 | 19:42 | 16:29 - 06:06 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-02-12 | 17:56 - 20:33 | 19:14 | 16:37 - 05:59 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-02-19 | 17:28 - 20:05 | 18:47 | 16:44 - 05:51 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-02-26 | 17:01 - 19:38 | 18:19 | 16:52 - 05:42 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-03-05 | 16:33 - 19:10 | 17:52 | 16:59 - 05:33 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-03-12 | 16:06 - 18:43 | 17:24 | 17:05 - 05:23 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-03-19 | 15:38 - 18:15 | 16:57 | 17:12 - 05:12 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-03-26 | 15:11 - 17:48 | 16:29 | 17:18 - 05:02 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-04-02 | 14:43 - 17:20 | 16:02 | 17:24 - 04:51 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-04-09 | 14:16 - 16:53 | 15:34 | 17:31 - 04:41 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-04-16 | 13:48 - 16:25 | 15:07 | 17:37 - 04:31 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-04-23 | 13:17 - 15:54 | 14:35 | 17:43 - 04:22 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-04-30 | 12:49 - 15:26 | 14:08 | 17:49 - 04:13 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-05-07 | 12:22 - 14:59 | 13:40 | 17:56 - 04:06 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-05-14 | 11:54 - 14:31 | 13:13 | 18:02 - 03:59 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-05-21 | 11:27 - 14:04 | 12:45 | 18:08 - 03:54 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-05-28 | 10:59 - 13:36 | 12:18 | 18:13 - 03:50 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-06-04 | 10:32 - 13:09 | 11:50 | 18:18 - 03:47 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-06-11 | 10:04 - 12:41 | 11:23 | 18:22 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-06-18 | 09:36 - 12:14 | 10:55 | 18:24 - 03:46 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-06-25 | 09:09 - 11:46 | 10:28 | 18:26 - 03:47 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-07-02 | 08:41 - 11:19 | 10:00 | 18:26 - 03:50 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-07-09 | 08:14 - 10:51 | 09:33 | 18:25 - 03:54 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-07-16 | 07:46 - 10:24 | 09:05 | 18:22 - 03:58 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-07-23 | 07:19 - 09:56 | 08:37 | 18:18 - 04:03 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-07-30 | 06:51 - 09:29 | 08:10 | 18:12 - 04:09 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-08-06 | 06:24 - 09:01 | 07:42 | 18:05 - 04:15 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-08-13 | 05:56 - 08:33 | 07:15 | 17:58 - 04:21 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-08-20 | 05:29 - 08:06 | 06:47 | 17:49 - 04:26 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-08-27 | 05:01 - 07:38 | 06:20 | 17:39 - 04:32 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-09-03 | 04:34 - 07:11 | 05:52 | 17:29 - 04:38 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-09-10 | 04:06 - 06:43 | 05:25 | 17:19 - 04:44 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-09-17 | 03:39 - 06:16 | 04:57 | 17:08 - 04:49 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-09-24 | 03:11 - 05:48 | 04:30 | 16:57 - 04:55 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-10-01 | 02:44 - 05:21 | 04:02 | 16:47 - 05:01 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-10-08 | 02:16 - 04:53 | 03:35 | 16:36 - 05:07 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-10-15 | 01:49 - 04:26 | 03:07 | 16:26 - 05:14 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||
| 2027-10-22 | 01:21 - 03:58 | 02:40 | 16:17 - 05:20 | RA: 05h 35m 03s", Dec: -50° 58' 00s @ Pictor | |||||