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 Cambridge , Sharpless 297 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:50, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:46, 35° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:29, 23° 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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