Sharpless 249 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 80 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 249 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:09, 79° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:13, 60° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 249
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:06h20m [1]
Declination:+23°05' [1]
Constellation:Gemini

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