Sh2-312 is an emission nebula (H II region) in Pyxis
Sh2-312 (LBN 1077) is an emission nebula (H II region) in the constellation Pyxis . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in March.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Sh2-312 is Sh2-312 in the Sharpless catalog
Stewart Sharpless listed it in his catalog of H II regions (1959), drawn from the red and blue prints of the Palomar Sky Survey. He rated each region's brightness on a scale of 1 to 3; Sh2-312 is medium (class 2 of 3). It is also listed as LBN 1077.
Finding Sh2-312 from Tureis
Tureis
Sh2-312
PYXIS
Sh2-312 lies 11.7° east of Tureis , the magnitude 2.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
Sh2-312 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -65° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -75° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -83° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -82° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -73° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 81° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 82° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 75° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 64°N, and never sets south of 64°S.
The distance to Sh2-312 is not well measured
Objects within 6° of Sh2-312
No other object on Go Astronomy's catalog pages lies within 6°.
Sh2-312 catalog data
Field Value
Designations LBN 1077 Type emission nebula (H II region) Constellation Pyxis Right ascension (J2000) 08h 59.0m Declination (J2000) -25° 41′ Best month March Best with Telescope Sharpless number Sh2-312 Sharpless brightness Medium (class 2 of 3)
