NGC : NGC2281

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-29
Astronomical night: 21:02 - 05:27 (GMT -5)
NGC2281 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk60°287° (West)
Set03:25328° (Northwest)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

60°

287° (West)

Elevation

NGC2281 Celestial motion
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, 2024-03-29, cluster NGC2281 will become observable at west as the dusk sky fades, 60° above your horizon, at 21:02. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 03:25 the object will sink below the horizon at northwest.
 

NGC2281 on the sky map

NGC2281 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Auriga

Magnitude

5

Apparent size15'
Right ascension6h 48m 17s
Declination41° 4′ 42″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2281

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H V 107Double Star5.31