NGC1981 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1981 is visible between 21:22 and 05:28. It will become accessible at around 21:22, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:25, 44° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:28 when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.
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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