Sharpless 72 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 25 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Sharpless 72 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:58, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:07, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:10, 51° above your southern horizon.

Name Sharpless 72
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:19h03m [1]
Declination:+02°18' [1]
Constellation:Aquila

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