NGC 6281 [SEP] constellation
NGC 6281
NGC 6281 is an open cluster of stars in the constellation Scorpius. It was not included in the Messier or Caldwell catalogues of nebulous objects, but it is the brightest such cluster in the constellation to be left out of both. It is readily observed with the naked eye; it is located about ° to the east of Mu Scorpii. James Dunlop described the cluster as a "curiously curved line of pretty bright stars, with many stars mixt". John Herschel then described the cluster as both "pretty
NGC 48
The New General Catalogue object NGC 48 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 79.3 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Andromeda.
See also.
- Spiral galaxy
- List of NGC objects (1–1000)
- Andromeda (constellation)
External links.
- http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?48
- http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc_fr.cgi?48
- http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC48
- http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-S?NGC+48
- Базы данных про объекты NGC/IC