Sharpless 52 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 52 is visible between 23:02 and 04:12. It will become accessible at around 23:02, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:37, 32° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:12 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 52
Object type HII region
Part of PN-G017.3-21.9
Position
Right ascension:19h47m [1]
Declination:−23°05' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius

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