NGC1996 Position and Visibility Tonight
Where is NGC1996 right now?
NGC1996 Visibility on July 11
NGC1996 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| NGC1996 transit | 09:31 | 78° |
| Moon Set | 16:21 | 6° |
| NGC1996 set | 16:56 | |
| Astrosession begin | 20:20 | -25° |
Moon Rise, 16.7% illuminated  | 00:36 | -13° |
| NGC1996 rise | 02:01 | |
| Astrosession end | 02:06 | 1° |
| Twighlight end | 02:48 | 8° |
| Civil sunrise | 03:26 | 15° |
| Sunrise | 03:57 | 21° |
Track NGC1996 Position Throughout the Night
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NGC1996 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 NGC1996
| Object name | NGC1996 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC1996 coordinates | 5.63858, 25.82317 |
| Center coordinates | 5.63858, 25.82317 |
NGC1996 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC1996
| Time | 16:22 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC1996 elevation | 6° |
| NGC1996 Azimuth | 298° |
Annual motion of NGC1996
NGC1996 will become visible in August, 4. After being too close to the Sun to observe, it will reappear in the night sky. Starting from August, 4, NGC1996 can be seen again, providing a good opportunity for observation.
| Date | Sun, 12 July 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 20:19 |
| Twighlight end | 02:04 |
| Twighlight duration | 6h 46m |
| Rise | 02:01 |
| Set | 16:52 |
| Elevation at transit | 78° |
| Transit time | 09:27 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 05h 38m 18s", Dec: 25° 49' 23s |
| Magnitude | - |
| Constellation | Taurus |
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 NGC1996 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.
You can also view detailed visibility information in a dedicated table, including exact rise, transit, and set times for each date.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC1996
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 5.63858° |
| Declination | 25.82317° |
| Magnitude | |
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Elevation | 5.9° |
| Azimuth | 298.1° |
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.