Sharpless 260 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 22 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Sharpless 260 is visible between 20:18 and 05:03. It will become accessible at around 20:18, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:41, 54° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:03 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 260
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:04h55m [1]
Declination:+05°39' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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