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 South El Monte , Sharpless 262 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:00, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:30, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:05, 44° above your south-western horizon.

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

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