Sharpless 187 (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 187 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:48 (PST), 58° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:27, 62° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:38, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 187
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:01h23m [1]
Declination:+61°51' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Angular dimensions:10.0 arcmin

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