Sharpless 170 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , Sharpless 170 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 20:23, 65° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 18:18 (EST), 59° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:14, 17° above your northern horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 170
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h01m [1] |
| Declination: | +64°37' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |