Sharpless 188 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Los Angeles , Sharpless 188 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:47 (PST), 48° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:12, 65° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:07, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 188
Object type HII region
Other names
Sh2- 188[1]
PN-G 128.0-04.1
Position
Right ascension:01h30m [1]
Declination:+58°22' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia

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