NGC2281 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC2281 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:17 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 32° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:35.

Name NGC2281
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 2281[2]
Cr 116[3]
Mel 51[4]
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

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