Sharpless 140 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Sharpless 140 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:13, 51° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:06 (EDT), 16° above your northern horizon.

Name Sharpless 140
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:22h19m [1]
Declination:+63°17' [1]
Constellation:Cepheus

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