NGC 5281

Coordinates

  • X 2751
  • Y -222
  • Z 2617
→ Sol: ∼3,803

Object type

  • Open cluster
  • Star cluster
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Wiki

NGC 5281 is an open cluster in the constellation Centaurus. It was discovered by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1751-1752 from South Africa, and catalogued it as Lacaille I.7. NGC 5281 is located three and a quarter degrees southwest of Beta Centauri. Under dark skies, it is bright enough to be spotted with naked eye, appearing as a 6th magnitude star.

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