Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Sh2-259
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Sh2 259 H-alpha RGB, Jerry Yesavage
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Sh2 259 H-alpha RGB

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Sh2 259 H-alpha RGB, Jerry Yesavage
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Sh2 259 H-alpha RGB

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Description

This HII region lies in the direction of the Gem OB1 molecular clouds but its distance seems to make it a background object in the outer Cygnus arm. It is centred around the B1 V star ALS 18669.

From:

http://galaxymap.org/cat/list/sharpless/251

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