NGC 2054 is an unclassified object in Orion
NGC 2054 is an unclassified object in the constellation Orion . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in February.
Unmatched entry: a catalog entry that later surveys could not match to a definite object. It may be a faint star, a flaw on a photographic plate, a lost nebula, or a position recorded with an error.
Finding NGC 2054 from Saiph
Saiph
NGC 2054
ORION
NGC 2054 lies 45′ southwest of Saiph , the magnitude 2.1 star. That is within one binocular field.
NGC 2054 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -78° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 74° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 71° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 80°N, and never sets south of 80°S.
The distance to NGC 2054 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2054
25 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 421, spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 1999, reflection nebula, 4.0° NGC 2142, star, 4.1° NGC 1980 Lost Jewel of Orion, cluster with nebula, 4.8° NGC 1954, spiral galaxy, 5.0° IC 418 Spirograph Nebula, planetary nebula, 5.1° M42 Orion Nebula, cluster with nebula, 5.3° M43 De Mairan's Nebula, H II region, 5.4°
NGC 2054 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Orion Designations NGC 2054 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 05h 45.3m Declination (J2000) -10° 05′ Best with Telescope Best month February Catalog page NGC 2001 to 2500
