Sharpless 256 (HII region)

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

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 256 is visible between 19:35 and 05:36. It will become accessible at around 19:35, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:35, 73° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:36 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 256
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:06h12m [1]
Declination:+17°56' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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