Palomar 15 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Palomar 15 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:21, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 23° above your western horizon.
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Name
Palomar 15
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h00m [1] |
| Declination: | −00°32' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 14.00 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.0 arcmin |
| Distance: | 44.6 kpc 145.4 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.25 |