Sharpless 258 (HII region)

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

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From Fairfield , Sharpless 258 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:55, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:59, 66° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:37, 38° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 258
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:06h13m [1]
Declination:+17°55' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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