description Sh2-297 Overview
Sh2-297 is a Canis Major H II region in the CMa OB1 association, catalogued by Sharpless in 1959 and notable for embedded young stellar objects.
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Sh2-297 ranks #397 of 577 in the Nebula ranking, behind Retina Nebula (IC 4406), ahead of Little Gem Nebula.
Compact Seagull-region nebula; visually interesting and photographed, but overshadowed by IC 2177 and Sh2-296.
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