Sharpless 288 (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 288 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:04, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:02, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 26° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 288
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:07h08m [1]
Declination:−04°18' [1]
Constellation:Monoceros

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