Sharpless 217 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Sharpless 217 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 17:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:48, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 40° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 217
Object type HII region
Other names
Sh2- 217[1]
LBN 745[2]
Position
Right ascension:04h58m [1]
Declination:+48°00' [1]
Constellation:Auriga

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