Sharpless 78 (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 78 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 35° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:08, 70° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:31, 40° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 78
Object type HII region
Other names
Sh2- 78[1]
PK 046+03.1[2]
PN-G 046.8+03.8
Position
Right ascension:19h03m [1]
Declination:+14°07' [1]
Constellation:Aquila

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