Sharpless 116 (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 116 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:27 (PDT), 58° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:01, 76° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:17, 22° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 116
Object type HII region
Part of PN-G084.9+04.4
Position
Right ascension:20h32m [1]
Declination:+47°21' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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