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 Cambridge , Sharpless 293 will become visible at around 20:19 (EDT), 33° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:21.

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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