Palomar 12 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Palomar 12 is visible between 20:02 and 01:35. It will become accessible at around 20:02, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:49, 34° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:35 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Palomar 12
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h46m [1] |
| Declination: | −21°15' [1] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 11.99 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 19.1 kpc 62.3 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.42 |