Sharpless 255 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 255 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:40, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:40, 73° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:05, 65° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 255
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Object type
HII region
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