NGC2359 Observation Details
NGC2359 Daily Motion
NGC2359 will not be observable tonight. It will reach its transit at 37° by 15:48 and set at 21:02. Throughout the night, from 23:44 to 04:49, it will be below the horizon. NGC2359 will rise again after sunrise, at 10:31.NGC2359 will become visible in September, 27. After being too close to the Sun to observe, it will reappear in the night sky. Starting from September, 27, NGC2359 can be seen again, providing a good opportunity for observation.
NGC2359 Visibility Timetable on June 07
NGC2359 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| NGC2359 transit | 15:48 | 37° |
| Moon Rise, 82.8% illuminated | 16:52 | 35° |
| Sunset | 20:56 | 1° |
| NGC2359 set | 21:02 | |
| Astrosession begin | 22:59 | -22° |
| Moon Set | 03:32 | -63° |
| Astrosession end | 04:02 | -63° |
| NGC2359 rise | 10:31 |
Track NGC2359 Position Throughout the Night
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NGC2359 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 NGC2359
| Object name | NGC2359 |
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| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC2359 coordinates | 7.30861, -13.22719 |
| Center coordinates | 7.30861, -13.22719 |
NGC2359 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC2359
| Time | 23:44 |
| Latitude | 39.9625 |
| Longitude | -83.0061 |
| NGC2359 elevation | -31° |
| NGC2359 Azimuth | 81° |
Annual motion of NGC2359
| Date | Sun, 8 June 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 22:59 |
| Twighlight end | 04:00 |
| Twighlight duration | 5h 1m |
| Rise | 10:31 |
| Set | 20:58 |
| Elevation at transit | 37° |
| Transit time | 15:44 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 07h 18m 30s", Dec: -13° 13' 37s |
| Magnitude | - |
| Constellation | Canis Major |
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 NGC2359 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.
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.