Sharpless 168 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 168 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:54 (PST), 53° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:34, 63° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:38, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 168
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 23h53m [1] |
| Declination: | +60°28' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |