Sharpless 168 (HII region)

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

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From Cambridge , Sharpless 168 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 03:55, 69° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:42 (EDT), 28° above your north-eastern horizon.

Name Sharpless 168
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:23h53m [1]
Declination:+60°28' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia

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