NGC 2281
Coordinates: 
06h 48m 18s, +41° 05′ 00″
06h 48m 18s, +41° 05′ 00″| NGC 2281 | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Estimated age | 610[4] million |
| Other designations | Cr 116, Mel 51, C0645+411, OCL-446[5] |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Auriga |
NGC 2281 is an
Trumpler class for NGC 2281 is I3p, indicating a poor (p) but compact (I) grouping with a wide range of brightness (3).[7] It is located at a distance of approximately 1,720 ly from the Sun and is 630–661 million years old.[2]
References
- ^ S2CID 6066790.
- ^ .
- ^ ISBN 978-0521858939.
- S2CID 118548517.
- ^ "NGC 2281". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ISBN 9780521198769.
- doi:10.1086/107917.
External links
Media related to NGC 2281 at Wikimedia Commons- Image NGC 2281
- NGC 2281
- NGC 2281 on
