Sharpless 256 (HII region)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Sharpless 256 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:54, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:58, 66° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:37, 37° above your western horizon.

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Name Sharpless 256
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:06h12m [1]
Declination:+17°56' [1]
Constellation:Orion
Visibility from Fairfield

All times shown in Fairfield local time.

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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