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SH 2-242

HIIReg SIMBAD HII 56 papers

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Right ascension: 05h 51m 54.80s
Declination: +27° 01′ 56.0″
Galactic l, b: 182.35, 0.2091
Angular size: 3.45′ × 4.017′

Also known as

10 identifiers

87GB 054846.8+270113B2.2 0548+27BWE 0548+2701F3R 5103GB6 B0548+2701LBN 182.30+00.07LBN 826SH 2-242WB 0548+2701[PBD2003] G182.4+00.2

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
BD+26 980	Star	8.398″	10.17
LBN 182.41+00.27	RefNeb	135.2″	—
SH 2-242 IR Cluster	denseCore	272.1″	—
IRAS 05490+2658	YSO	281.4″	—
4FGL J0552.0+2656c	gamma	369.9″	—
2MASS J05512107+2702436	RGB*	453.2″	—
Gaia DR3 3430929449251343232	Star	483.3″	—

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/sh-2-242 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.