Sharpless 47 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 47 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:16 (PDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:03, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:19, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 47
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h17m [1] |
| Declination: | −15°36' [1] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |