Sharpless 60 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 60 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 48° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:02, 49° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:53, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 60
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:18h36m [1]
Declination:−06°42' [1]
Constellation:Scutum

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