Sharpless 285 (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 285 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:46 (PDT) – 3 hours and 40 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 31° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:25.

Name Sharpless 285
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:06h55m [1]
Declination:−00°30' [1]
Constellation:Monoceros

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