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 Cambridge , Sharpless 176 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 60° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:06, 75° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:01, when it sinks below 21° 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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