NGC 1981
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Jump to navigationJump to searchAn open cluster with around twenty individual members in chains and small groups. The region of NGC 1981 has been studied for rotational movement in the Orion arm of the galaxy and it was found that the stars in this cluster are actually rotating around the galactic center faster than the stars in the Perseus arm.
Stars in this cluster include the Struve 750 system.
