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In Evidence
Other deep sky objects in Orion
- NGC 1990 (Alnilam) - Star
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword) - Star Cluster + Nebula
- Messier 42 (Great Orion Nebula) - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 1981 (Upper Sword) - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 1788 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 2169 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1662 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2175 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 1973 - Nebula
- NGC 1975 - Nebula
- NGC 2071 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- Messier 78 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 2194 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2186 - Open Cluster
- Messier 43 (Mairan's Nebula) - HII Ionized region
- NGC 2180 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2112 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2141 - Open Cluster
- NGC 1999 - Reflection Nebula
- IC 434 (Flame Nebula) - HII Ionized region
- NGC 2022 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 421 - Galaxy
- NGC 1843 - Galaxy
- NGC 1653 - Galaxy
- NGC 1642 - Galaxy
- NGC 1684 - Galaxy
- NGC 1924 - Galaxy
- NGC 1729 - Galaxy
- NGC 1691 - Galaxy
- NGC 1762 - Galaxy
- NGC 1678 - Galaxy
- NGC 2110 - Galaxy
- NGC 1819 - Galaxy
- NGC 1713 - Galaxy
- NGC 1671 - Galaxy
- NGC 1682 - Galaxy
- NGC 1670 - Galaxy
- NGC 1654 - Galaxy
- NGC 1661 - Galaxy
- NGC 1657 - Galaxy
- IC 414 - Galaxy
- IC 430 - Nebula
- NGC 1719 - Galaxy
- NGC 1663 - Open Cluster
- IC 412 - Galaxy
- IC 392 - Galaxy
- NGC 1875 - Galaxy
- IC 413 - Galaxy
- NGC 2119 - Galaxy
- NGC 1740 - Galaxy
- NGC 1690 - Galaxy
- NGC 1685 - Galaxy
- IC 2112 - Galaxy
- NGC 1753 - Galaxy
- NGC 1683 - Galaxy
- NGC 1709 - Galaxy
- IC 404 - Galaxy
- IC 424 - Nebula
- IC 429 - Nebula
- IC 428 - Nebula
- IC 427 - Nebula
- NGC 2143 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2163 - Reflection Nebula
- IC 426 - Nebula
- NGC 2174 (Monkey Head Nebula) - Nebula
- IC 420 - Nebula
- IC 423 - Nebula
- NGC 2184 - Open Cluster
- IC 432 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 2189 - Other Classification
- IC 409 - Galaxy Pair
- NGC 2195 - Double Star
- NGC 2198 - Other Classification
- NGC 2202 - Open Cluster
- IC 431 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 2063 - Other Classification
- IC 435 - Reflection Nebula
- IC 2110 - Star
- NGC 1717 - Star
- NGC 1908 - Other Classification
- NGC 1707 - Other Classification
- NGC 1927 - Other Classification
- NGC 1977 (Running Man Nebula) - Star Cluster + Nebula
- IC 2162 - HII Ionized region
- IC 2159 - Nebula
- IC 2109 - Star
- NGC 2067 - Reflection Nebula
- IC 2093 - Star
- NGC 2023 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 2024 - Nebula
- NGC 2039 - Other Classification
- NGC 2054 - Other Classification
- NGC 1742 - Star
- NGC 2064 - Reflection Nebula
- B033 (Horsehead Nebula) - Dark Nebula
NGC 2163 - Reflection Nebula in Orion
NGC 2163 is a Reflection Nebula in the Orion constellation. NGC 2163 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 2163 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Its current altitude is 56° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
Apparent size of NGC 2163
The following table reports NGC 2163 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2163 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 2163
The image below is a photograph of NGC 2163 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 2163
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 2163 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2163 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 2163 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 2163 - Reflection Nebula in Orion rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):