Sharpless 168 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 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 05:22, 31° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:27 (EDT), 19° 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 |