NGC6281 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6281 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 9° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6281
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h04m [2] |
| Declination: | -37°59' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 5.40 (V) [4] 5.78 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 479.0 parsec 1561.5 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.38 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.00 |
Sources