Sharpless 173 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 173 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:00 (PDT), 46° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:30, 62° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:41, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 173
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h21m [1] |
| Declination: | +61°44' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |