Sharpless 3 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 12 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Sharpless 3 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 9° above the horizon.

Name Sharpless 3
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:17h13m [1]
Declination:−38°30' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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