Sharpless 72 (HII region)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 25 arcminutes across.
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From Los Angeles , Sharpless 72 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:51, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:11, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:38, 57° above your southern horizon.

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Name Sharpless 72
Object type HII region
Position
Right ascension:19h03m [1]
Declination:+02°18' [1]
Constellation:Aquila
Visibility from Los Angeles

All times shown in Los Angeles local time.

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34.05°N
118.24°W
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