Sharpless 280 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 40 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Sharpless 280 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:51, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:59, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:33, 27° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 280
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:06h34m [1]
Declination:+02°32' [1]
Constellation:Monoceros

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