Sharpless 262 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Sharpless 262 is visible between 20:21 and 05:07. It will become accessible at around 20:21, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:44, 53° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:07 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 262
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:05h06m [1]
Declination:+06°10' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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