NGC 2185 - Nebula in Monoceros
NGC 2185 is a Nebula in the Monoceros constellation. NGC 2185 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 2185 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 25.7°
Azimuth: 142.9°
Direction: South-East
See also NGC 2185 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 12.9, NGC 2185 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 2185
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2185 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.
Apparent size of NGC 2185
The following table reports NGC 2185 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2185 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 2185
The image below is a photograph of NGC 2185 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 2185
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 2185 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2185 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 2185 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 2185 - Nebula in Monoceros rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):