Sharpless 170 (HII region)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Sharpless 170 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:23, 32° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:13 (EDT), 27° above your north-western horizon.

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Name Sharpless 170
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:00h01m [1]
Declination:+64°37' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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