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 in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 54° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:27, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:46, when it sinks below 21° above your 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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