Sharpless 9 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 80 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 9 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 27° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:31, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:48, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 9
Object type HII region
Other names
Sh2- 9[1]
VdB 104[2]
Position
Right ascension:16h21m [1]
Declination:−25°35' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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