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 Cambridge , Sharpless 263 will become visible at around 20:19 (EDT), 38° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:54.

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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