Sharpless 122 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 40 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 122 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:53 (PDT), 29° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:11, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:04, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
Sharpless 122
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Object type
HII region
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