Sharpless 81 (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 81 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:36 (PDT), 50° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:58, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:43, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 81
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:20h01m [1]
Declination:+11°47' [1]
Constellation:Aquila

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