Sharpless 199 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 120 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 199 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:52 (PST), 53° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:30, 63° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:34, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 199
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:02h54m [1]
Declination:+60°24' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Angular dimensions:120.0 arcmin

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