Sharpless 252 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 40 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Sharpless 252 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:42, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:55, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:37, 38° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 252
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:06h09m [1]
Declination:+20°30' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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