NGC 2281

NGC 2281
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Auriga
Right ascension	06h  48.3m
Declination	+41° 05′
Distance	1819.08 ly (558 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.4
Apparent dimensions (V)	15′
Physical characteristics
Estimated age	300 million
Other designations	C[disambiguation needed ] 0645+411, Cr[disambiguation needed ] 116, Mel[disambiguation needed ] 51, OCL[disambiguation needed ]-446
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 2281 is an open cluster in Auriga constellation.

List of stars

• List of star NGC 2281

References

• Simbad
• Image NGC 2281
• NGC 2281
• NGC 2281 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• Dias, W. S.; Alessi, B. S.; Moitinho, A.; Lépine, J. R. D. (2002). "New catalogue of optically visible open clusters and candidates". The Astrophysical Journal 389 (3): 871–873. arXiv:astro-ph/0203351. Bibcode 2002A&A...389..871D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020668. 

• Vasilevskis, S.; Balz, A. G. A. (1959). "Relative proper motions of stars in the region of the open cluster NGC 2281.". The Astrophysical Journal 64: 170–174. Bibcode 1959AJ.....64..170V. doi:10.1086/107917. 

Coordinates: 06^h 48^m 18^s, +41° 05′ 00″