Sharpless 174 (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 174 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:32, 42° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 28° above your northern horizon.

Name Sharpless 174
Object type HII region
Other names
Sh2- 174[1]
PK 120+18.1[2]
LBN 598[3]
Position
Right ascension:23h46m [1]
Declination:+80°56' [1]
Constellation:Cepheus

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