Sharpless 40 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 15 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 40 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 38° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:37, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:42, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 40
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:18h12m [1]
Declination:−17°44' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius

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