Sharpless 44 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 60 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 44 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 39° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:42, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:52, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
|
Name
Sharpless 44
|
Object type
HII region
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h16m [1] |
| Declination: | −16°44' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |