Sharpless 170 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 170 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:59 (PDT), 34° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:32, 41° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 170
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:00h01m [1]
Declination:+64°37' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia

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