Sharpless 216 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 80 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 216 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:45 (PST), 23° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:51, 77° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:33, 27° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 216
Object type HII region
Other names
Sh2- 216[1]
PK 158+00.1[2]
Position
Right ascension:04h44m [1]
Declination:+46°49' [1]
Constellation:Perseus

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