Sharpless 45 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 60 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 45 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:23, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:36, 39° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:29, 32° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 45
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:18h20m [1]
Declination:−16°10' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius

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