Palomar 2 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Palomar 2 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:49 (PST), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:45, 87° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:18, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
Palomar 2
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h46m [1] |
| Declination: | +31°22' [1] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 13.04 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.2 arcmin |
| Distance: | 27.6 kpc 90.0 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.16 |