Sharpless 16 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 16 is visible between 00:19 and 03:48. It will become accessible at around 00:19, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:03, 26° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:48 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 16
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h47m [1] |
| Declination: | −29°18' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |