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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:44 
Transit: 12:57 
Sunset: 20:12
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NGC 2143 - Open Cluster in Orion

Above the horizon.  Rise: 10:21 | Tran: 16:48 | Set: 23:16
Alt: 1.91°   Az: 83.04°   Direction: East

NGC 2143 is a Open Cluster in the Orion constellation. NGC 2143 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.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2143 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 2143 - Open Cluster in Orion star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2143 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (6.9 arcmin) and minor (6.9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 04m 23s
+05° 49’ 44”
17h 42m 55s
23h 47m 19s

J2000

06h 03m 02s
+05° 49’ 52”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2143 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 2143 - Open Cluster in Orion.

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Finder chart for NGC 2143 - Open Cluster in Orion.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2143 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2143 is a visual representation of it.
6.9 arcmin
6.9 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 2143 - Open Cluster in Orion rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.2°
Max altitude: 44.3°
Azimuth: 275.8°