Sharpless 229 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 65 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 229 is visible between 17:54 and 05:16. It will become accessible at around 17:54, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:35, 89° above your northern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:16 when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 229
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:05h16m [1]
Declination:+34°27' [1]
Constellation:Auriga

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