NGC5281 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5281 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
NGC5281
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Object type
Open cluster
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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 |
Sources