NGC2281 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2281 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:59, when it reaches an altitude of 20° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:30, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 54° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2281
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h48m [2] |
| Declination: | +41°04' [2] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 5.40 (V) [4] 6.05 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 558.0 parsec 1819.1 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.33 |
Sources