Sharpless 163 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 163 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:55 (PST), 54° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:18, 63° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:24, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 163
Object type HII region
Other names
Sh2- 163[1]
LBN 557[2]
Position
Right ascension:23h33m [1]
Declination:+60°47' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia

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