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NGC2281

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 6:48:17.8
Declination: +41:4:44
Constellation: AUR
Visual Magnitude: 5.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: Cl, pRi, vlC, st pL
Sub-type: I3p

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 2281 18" (3/13/04): ~75 stars in a 30' region to the south of mag 7.3 HD 49009. A number of stars are arranged in a looping chain. There is a neat kite-shaped group of 6 stars (including two pairs at 10" and 15") in the middle of the chain with a faint star in the center. Scattered stars extend to the south, beyond the kite. The group is fairly bright and distinctive and includes a number of mag 9-10 stars, although there are no dense subgroups. 13.1": ~40 stars mag 7-13 in cluster, bright, loose. Five double stars are visible including a mag 9.5-11.0 pair at 11" and a mag 11.0-11.5 pair at 15".