Sharpless 17 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 25 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 17 is visible between 00:12 and 03:51. It will become accessible at around 00:12, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:01, 27° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:51 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 17
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h46m [1] |
| Declination: | −28°51' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |