Sharpless 160 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 80 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Sharpless 160 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 18:37, 66° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:36 (EST), 64° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:40, 16° above your northern horizon.

Name Sharpless 160
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:23h05m [1]
Declination:+64°40' [1]
Constellation:Cepheus

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