Sharpless 263 (HII region)

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

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 263 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:34, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:10, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:13, 40° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 263
Object type HII region
Other names
Sh2- 263[1]
VdB 38[2]
Position
Right ascension:05h21m [1]
Declination:+08°23' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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