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NGC 281

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Right ascension: 00h 52m 25.10s
Declination: +56° 33′ 54.0″
Galactic l, b: 123.07, -6.306
Redshift z: -0.0001124
Radial velocity: -33.7 km/s

Also known as

17 identifiers

C 0049+563Ced 3CTB 7DA 25GCRV 271 E[GS55] 8IRAS 00494+5617JCMTSE J005224.5+563349JCMTSF J005224.5+563349LBN 123.17-06.28LBN 616NGC 281NGC 281WOCISM 68OCl 313OCl 313.0SH 2-184

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Object	Type	Separation	V
NGC 281A	MolCld	0.003074″	—
GAL 123.07-06.31	Region	1.297″	—
[RMB2014] G123.06-06.30a	Maser	4.79″	—
NGC 281W Cluster	Cluster*	10.89″	—
PGIR 20dci	OrionV*	41.63″	—
[KLB2021] 885	Variable*	125″	14.77
HD 236561	Star	156.3″	9.61
GSC 03663-01289	**	156.5″	10.78
UCAC4 734-008638	Variable*	157.5″	13.5
[KLB2021] 194	Variable*	169.9″	16.38
UCAC4 733-009222	Variable*	172.9″	13.47

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/ngc-281 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.