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 19:59 (PDT), 37° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:32, 38° 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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