Sharpless 27 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , Sharpless 27 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:31, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:37, 37° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 36° above your southern horizon.

Name Sharpless 27
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:16h37m [1]
Declination:−10°34' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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