Sharpless 41 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 90 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 41 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 37° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:41, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:44, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 41
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:18h15m [1]
Declination:−18°14' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius

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