Sharpless 23 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 50 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 23 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:07 (PDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:29, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:14, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
Sharpless 23
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Object type
HII region
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