Sharpless 246 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 65 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Sharpless 246 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:48, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:37, 22° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 246
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:05h02m [1]
Declination:+14°05' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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