Sharpless 71 (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 71 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:07, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:31, 32° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 71
Object type HII region
Other names
Sh2- 71[1]
PK 036-01.1[2]
Position
Right ascension:19h02m [1]
Declination:+02°09' [1]
Constellation:Aquila

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