Sharpless 73 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 75 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 73 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:07 (PDT), 45° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:27, 77° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:29, 35° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 73
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:16h11m [1]
Declination:+21°52' [1]
Constellation:Hercules

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