In Evidence
Other deep sky objects in Cepheus
- NGC 7160 - Open Cluster
- NGC 7748 - Star
- NGC 7380 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 7023 (Iris Nebula) - Nebula
- NGC 7234 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6939 - Open Cluster
- NGC 7510 - Open Cluster
- NGC 188 - Open Cluster
- NGC 7261 - Open Cluster
- NGC 7142 - Open Cluster
- NGC 7226 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6951 - Galaxy
- NGC 7129 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- IC 1470 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 40 (Bow-Tie nebula) - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 1184 - Galaxy
- NGC 2300 - Galaxy
- NGC 7354 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 2276 - Galaxy
- NGC 7419 - Open Cluster
- NGC 7139 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 7076 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 469 - Galaxy
- IC 1454 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 1544 - Galaxy
- IC 455 - Galaxy
- IC 1502 - Galaxy
- NGC 6949 - Galaxy
- NGC 7429 - Open Cluster
- NGC 7822 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 7762 - Open Cluster
- IC 1378 - Other Classification
- NGC 7708 - Open Cluster
- NGC 7538 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- IC 1396 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 7133 - Other Classification
- NGC 7423 - Open Cluster
- NGC 7055 - Open Cluster
- IC 5132 - Nebula
- IC 5133 - Nebula
- NGC 7352 - Other Classification
- NGC 7281 - Open Cluster
- IC 5134 - Nebula
- NGC 6953 - Other Classification
- C009 (Cave Nebula) - HII Ionized region
NGC 7281 - Open Cluster in Cepheus
NGC 7281 is a Open Cluster in the Cepheus constellation. NGC 7281 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.
The image below is a photograph of NGC 7281 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Finder Chart
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7281 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Apparent Size
The following table reports NGC 7281 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7281 is a visual representation of it.Rise and Set Times
Location: Ndola, Zambia
Latitude: 12° 57’ 31” S
Longitude: 28° 38’ 11” E
Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
Today's NGC 7281 - Open Cluster in Cepheus rise, transit and set times from Ndola, Zambia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Lusaka):