NGC5281 (Open cluster)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC5281 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC5281
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 5281[2]
Cr 276[3]
Mel 120[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h46m [2]
Declination:−62°54' [2]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:5.90 (V) [4]
6.15 (B) [2]
Distance:1.1 kpc
3.6 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.25
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-4.32

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