Sharpless 169 (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 169 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:41, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:45, 63° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:45, 63° above your northern horizon.

Name Sharpless 169
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:23h53m [1]
Declination:+60°22' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Angular dimensions:5.0 arcmin

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