Sharpless 279 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Sharpless 279 is visible between 21:41 and 05:01. It will become accessible at around 21:41, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:21, 44° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:01 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 279
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:05h35m [1]
Declination:−04°48' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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