NGC7281 Position and Visibility Tonight
Where is NGC7281 right now?
Twilight begins at 19:38 local time, and at that moment, NGC7281 will appear at an altitude of 26 degrees toward the northeast.
NGC7281 Visibility on July 11
NGC7281 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| NGC7281 is always above the horizon | ||
| Moon Set | 16:21 | 9° |
| Sunset | 18:28 | 19° |
| Civil sunset | 19:00 | 22° |
| Twighlight start | 19:38 | 26° |
| Astrosession begin | 20:20 | 31° |
| NGC7281 is always above the horizon | ||
Moon Rise, 16.7% illuminated  | 00:36 | 64° |
| Astrosession end | 02:06 | 69° |
| NGC7281 transit | 02:15 | 70° |
| Twighlight end | 02:48 | 69° |
| Civil sunrise | 03:26 | 66° |
| Sunrise | 03:57 | 64° |
Track NGC7281 Position Throughout the Night
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NGC7281 Image Gallery
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The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC7281
| Object name | NGC7281 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC7281 coordinates | 22.42249, 57.82114 |
| Center coordinates | 22.42249, 57.82114 |
NGC7281 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC7281
| Time | 04:19 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC7281 elevation | 62° |
| NGC7281 Azimuth | 326° |
Annual motion of NGC7281
NGC7281 will be visible until February, 19, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
| Date | Sat, 11 July 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 20:16 |
| Twighlight end | 01:59 |
| Twighlight duration | 6h 44m |
| Rise | NGC7281 is always up |
| Set | NGC7281 is always up |
| Elevation at transit | 70° |
| Transit time | 02:15 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 22h 25m 20s", Dec: 57° 49' 16s |
| Magnitude | - |
| Constellation | Cepheus |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC7281 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
You can also view detailed visibility information in a dedicated table, including exact rise, transit, and set times for each date.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC7281
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 22.42249° |
| Declination | 57.82114° |
| Magnitude | |
| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Elevation | 61.6° |
| Azimuth | 325.8° |
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.