NGC 2281
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 2281, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 2281
| Type | Open Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 5.4 |
| Size | 15' |
| Right Ascension | 6h 48' 17.8" (2000) |
| Declination | 41° 4' 44" N |
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Description | Cl, pRi, vlC, st pL |
| Classification | I 3 p |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Feb 5, 2022 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 5 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
Bright and obvious, visible in the 40mm finder, coarse, fully resolved, quite distinct in a rich galactic starfield, a notable 5' arc of a couple dozen 10 to 11th magnitude stars at the center of the cluster
Andrew Cooper
Jan 12, 2002 Las Cienegas NCA, Pima Co., AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Big! Bright! sparse and not concentrated, about 25 or so very bright members
Other Data Sources for NGC 2281
Nearby objects for NGC 2281
2 objects found within 120'
| Nervia | Psi7 Aurigae |
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NGC 2281