NGC2169 Observation Details
NGC2169 Daily Motion
NGC2169 will rise before twilight begins, at 16:39, and will reach 54° elevation by the time twilight commences at 21:16. It will reach its transit at 67° by 23:22 and gradually fade away as the night ends at 04:05, maintaining an elevation of around 24°.NGC2169 will be visible until April, 30, 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.
NGC2169 Visibility Timetable on December 04
NGC2169 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moon Rise, 98.3% illuminated | 13:32 | -30° |
| Astrosession begin | 16:22 | -3° |
| NGC2169 rise | 16:39 | |
| NGC2169 transit | 23:22 | 67° |
| Astrosession end | 03:33 | 30° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:37 | 17° |
| Moon Set | 05:03 | 12° |
| Sunrise | 05:07 | 11° |
| NGC2169 set | 06:05 |
Track NGC2169 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is NGC2169 right now?
NGC2169 is located in the constellation Orion, at right ascension 06h 08m 24s" and declination 13° 57' 53s. At the current time, it is above the horizon at an altitude of 54 degrees toward the west-southwest from your location, with an apparent magnitude of 5.90.NGC2169 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 NGC2169
| Object name | NGC2169 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC2169 coordinates | 6.1401, 13.96486 |
| Center coordinates | 6.1401, 13.96486 |
NGC2169 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC2169
| Time | 21:16 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC2169 elevation | 54° |
| NGC2169 Azimuth | -121° |
Annual motion of NGC2169
| Date | Fri, 5 December 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 16:22 |
| Twighlight end | 03:31 |
| Twighlight duration | 11h 9m |
| Rise | 16:35 |
| Set | 06:01 |
| Elevation at transit | 67° |
| Transit time | 23:18 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 06h 08m 24s", Dec: 13° 57' 53s |
| Magnitude | 6 |
| Constellation | Orion |
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 NGC2169 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 NGC2169
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 6.1401° |
| Declination | 13.96486° |
| Magnitude | 5.90 |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Elevation | 53.5° |
| Azimuth | -121.5° |
Data Credits
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