NGC 2142 - Star in Monoceros
NGC 2142 is a Star in the Monoceros constellation. NGC 2142 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.
NGC 2142 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 0.3°
Azimuth: 107.6°
Direction: East-South-East
See also NGC 2142 rise and set times.
Given its visual magnitude of 4.94, NGC 2142 is barely visible to the naked eye, easily visible with the help of a small binocular.
Photometric information of NGC 2142
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2142 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 2142
The image below is a photograph of NGC 2142 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 2142
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 2142 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2142 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.


Rise ans set times of NGC 2142 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 2142 - Star in Monoceros rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):