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 Fairfield , Sharpless 9 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 03:34, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:30, 23° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:25, 22° above your southern 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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