Sharpless 171 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 150 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , Sharpless 171 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 04:48, 36° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:46 (PDT), 11° above your northern horizon.
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Sharpless 171
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Object type
HII region
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Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.