Sharpless 287 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 12 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Sharpless 287 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:05, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:45, 44° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:37, 29° above your south-western horizon.
|
Name
Sharpless 287
|
Object type
HII region
|