Sharpless 159 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Sharpless 159 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 18:58, 69° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 66° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:37, 13° above your northern horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 159
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 23h15m [1] |
| Declination: | +61°08' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |