Sharpless 95 (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 95 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:54 (PDT), 75° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:57, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:25, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name Sharpless 95
Object type HII region
Part of PN-G065.9+00.5
Other names
Sh2- 95[1]
LBN 149[2]
Position
Right ascension:19h55m [1]
Declination:+29°17' [1]
Constellation:Vulpecula

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