Sharpless 96 (HII region)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 25 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , Sharpless 96 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 71° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:54, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:30, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name Sharpless 96
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:19h28m [1]
Declination:+32°41' [1]
Constellation:Cygnus

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