The open cluster NGC 2281

From Ashburn , NGC 2281 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:22 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 36° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:08, 87° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:35, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
Name
NGC 2281
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Constellation: | Auriga |
Magnitude: | 5.40 (V) [3] 6.05 (B) [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
Right ascension: | 06h48m [2] |
Declination: | +41°04' [2] |
Distance: | 558.0 parsec 1819.1 lightyrs [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.33 |
All times shown in Ashburn local time.