Sharpless 284 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 80 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 284 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:33 (PDT) – 3 hours and 53 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 33° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:25.

Name Sharpless 284
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:06h45m [1]
Declination:+00°13' [1]
Constellation:Monoceros

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