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Sh2-170
Sh2-170 — Little Rosette Nebula
Emission Nebula
· CassiopeiaIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Cassiopeia
- Right ascension
- 0h 01m 29s
- Declination
- +64° 39′ 03″
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Angular size
- 56′ × 50′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- August, September, October, November, December, January
- Catalog IDs
- Sh2-170;LBN 577
About this target
HII region surrounding Stock 18; often described as the dot of the Question Mark Nebula imaging composition.
Recommended telescopes
Explore Scientific
714mm f/7.0 · 102mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV