Sharpless 24 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 24 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:07 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:27, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:16, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 24
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:16h11m [1]
Declination:−07°04' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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