Sharpless 161 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 55 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 161 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:53 (PDT), 28° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:58, 57° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 161
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:23h15m [1]
Declination:+61°51' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Angular dimensions:55.0 arcmin

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