NGC1981 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1981 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:55 (PDT) – 3 hours and 16 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:08.
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Name
NGC1981
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h35m [2] |
| Declination: | −04°25' [2] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 4.20 (V) [3] |
| Distance: | 400.0 parsec 1304.0 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.81 |
Sources