Sharpless 121 (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 121 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 27° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:06, 74° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:32, 67° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 121
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:21h05m [1]
Declination:+49°38' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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