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 between 22:30 and 05:29. It will become accessible at around 22:30, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:59, 43° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:29 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

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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