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 South El Monte , Sharpless 160 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:53 (PDT), 30° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:58, 54° above your northern horizon.

Name Sharpless 160
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:23h05m [1]
Declination:+64°40' [1]
Constellation:Cepheus
Angular dimensions:80.0 arcmin

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