Sharpless 85 (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 85 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 41° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:05, 81° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:32, 44° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 85
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:19h03m [1]
Declination:+25°49' [1]
Constellation:Lyra

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