Sharpless 271 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 271 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:23, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:10, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:59, 65° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 271
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:06h14m [1]
Declination:+12°21' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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