Sharpless 278 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 50 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Sharpless 278 is visible between 21:24 and 04:29. It will become accessible at around 21:24, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:57, 41° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:29 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 278
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:05h19m [1]
Declination:−05°39' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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