The open cluster NGC 1981
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), NGC 1981 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 00:42, when it rises 18° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:50, 46° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:17, 42° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC 1981
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 73
Position
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 4.20 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 05h35m [1] |
| Declination: | -04°25' [1] |
| Distance: | 400.0 parsec 1304.0 lightyears [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -3.81 |
Source
Events
| 15 Dec 2018 | – NGC 1981 is well placed |
| 15 Dec 2019 | – NGC 1981 is well placed |
| 14 Dec 2020 | – NGC 1981 is well placed |
| 14 Dec 2021 | – NGC 1981 is well placed |
| 15 Dec 2022 | – NGC 1981 is well placed |
| 15 Dec 2023 | – NGC 1981 is well placed |
| 14 Dec 2024 | – NGC 1981 is well placed |
| 14 Dec 2025 | – NGC 1981 is well placed |