Sharpless 293 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 11 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Sharpless 293 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:31, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:39, 37° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:39, 23° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 293
Object type HII region
Other names
Sh2- 293[1]
VdB 88[2]
Position
Right ascension:07h01m [1]
Declination:−11°18' [1]
Constellation:Canis Major

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