NGC 2083 is a nebula in Dorado
NGC 2083 is a nebula in the constellation Dorado . It shines at magnitude 10.8 and spans 2′ × 1.8′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in February.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding NGC 2083 from Canopus
Canopus
NGC 2083
DORADO
NGC 2083 lies 17.8° south of Canopus , the magnitude -0.6 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2083 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -78° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -79° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -70° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -61° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -69° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -69° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 52° 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 20°N, and never sets south of 20°S.
The distance to NGC 2083 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2083
337 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2078, emission nebula, 2′ NGC 2079, H II region, 2′ NGC 2085, nebula, 4′ NGC 2086, nebula, 4′ IC 2145, nebula, 5′ NGC 2077, nebula, 5′ NGC 2080 Ghost Head Nebula, H II region, 6′ NGC 2074, cluster with nebula, 15′
NGC 2083 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Dorado Designations NGC 2083 Type nebula Right ascension (J2000) 05h 40.0m Declination (J2000) -69° 44′ Magnitude 10.8 Apparent size 2′ × 1.8′ Position angle 70° Best with Telescope Best month February Catalog page NGC 2001 to 2500
