Sharpless 106 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 106 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 28° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:32, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:31, 65° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 106
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:20h27m [1]
Declination:+37°23' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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