Sharpless 297 (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 297 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:53 (PDT) – 3 hours and 39 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:32.

Name Sharpless 297
Object type HII region
Other names
Sh2- 297[1]
VdB 94[2]
Position
Right ascension:07h05m [1]
Declination:−12°20' [1]
Constellation:Canis Major

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