NGC 2316 is a nebula in Monoceros
NGC 2316 is a nebula in the constellation Monoceros . Spans 4′ × 3′. 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 2316 from Sirius
Sirius
NGC 2316
MONOCEROS
NGC 2316 lies 9.6° north of Sirius , the magnitude -1.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2316 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -76° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 81° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -80° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 85° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 77° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 23° 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 82°N.
The distance to NGC 2316 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2316
21 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M50 Heart Cluster, open cluster, 57′ NGC 2309, open cluster, 1.1° NGC 2299, open cluster, 2.1° NGC 2335, open cluster, 2.9° IC 2177, reflection nebula, 3.0° NGC 2311, open cluster, 3.2° NGC 2343, open cluster, 3.5° IC 466, H II region, 4.1°
NGC 2316 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Monoceros Designations NGC 2316 Type nebula Right ascension (J2000) 06h 59.7m Declination (J2000) -07° 47′ Apparent size 4′ × 3′ Best with Telescope Best month February Catalog page NGC 2001 to 2500
