Sharpless 293 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 11 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 293 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:46 (PDT) – 3 hours and 46 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:32.
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Name
Sharpless 293
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h01m [1] |
| Declination: | −11°18' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
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