Sharpless 23 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 50 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 23 will become visible at around 20:25 (PDT), 40° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:19.

Name Sharpless 23
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:16h13m [1]
Declination:−08°22' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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