Sharpless 120 (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 120 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:57 (PDT), 60° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:14, 74° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:37, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 120
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:21h03m [1]
Declination:+49°52' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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