Sharpless 176 (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 176 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:41, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:31, 66° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:11, 61° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 176
Object type HII region
Other names
Sh2- 176[1]
PK 120-05.1[2]
Position
Right ascension:00h31m [1]
Declination:+57°17' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia

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