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 will become visible at around 20:25 (PDT), 52° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:27.
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] |
Distance: | 44.6 kpc 145.4 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -4.25 |