NGC 1981
Upper Sword
NGC 1981 is a Cluster + nebula located in the constellation of Orion. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1981:
| NGC: | NGC 1981 |
| Common name: | Upper Sword |
| Type: | Cluster + nebula |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| V-mag (visual): | 4.2 |
| Right Ascension: | 05:35:09.59 |
| Declination: | -04:25:30.20 |
| Major axis: | 9 ' |
| Radial velocity: | 28 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000093 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS