NGC : NGC2281

Celestial motion

Date: 2023-06-08

Astronomical night: 22:32 - 03:47 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	Dusk	1°	326° (Northwest)
Set	22:45	0°	328° (Northwest)
Maximum elevation	Dusk	1°	326° (Northwest)

Elevation

Information about NGC2281

General information

NGC2281 is the open cluster at magnitude 5 that is placed in Auriga constellation and has apparent size of 15 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2023-06-08, cluster NGC2281 will become observable at northwest as the dusk sky fades, 1° above your horizon, at 22:32. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 22:45 the object will sink below the horizon at northwest.

NGC2281 on the sky map


Object type	Open Cluster
Alternative names
Constellation	Auriga
Magnitude	5
Apparent size	15'
Right ascension	6^h 48^m 17^s
Declination	41° 4′ 42″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC2281
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
H V 107	Double Star	5.31