Sharpless 12 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 120 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 12 is visible between 00:54 and 02:49. It will become accessible at around 00:54, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:51, 23° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:49 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Name Sharpless 12
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:17h35m [1]
Declination:−32°35' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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