NGC 6281

• Open cluster in Beta Quadrant between Orion and Carina arms, approximately 2000ly from core Federation territory towards Delta Quadrant (TNG Novel: Greater Than the Sum)
  • ~100 young stars clustered within 15ly sphere of space (TNG Novel: Greater Than the Sum)
  • Cluster under 250mya (TNG Novel: Greater Than the Sum)
• Patches of distorted subspace render warp travel within cluster difficult (TNG Novel: Greater Than the Sum)
• General information

Known Contents

• NGC 6281-5
• NGC 6281-8
• NGC 6281-17
• NGC 6281-34
• NGC 6281-38
• NGC 6281-58
• NGC 6281-66