Sharpless 56 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Sharpless 56 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 45° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:56, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:36, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Sharpless 56
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Object type
HII region
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