Palomar 3 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Palomar 3 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:28, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:40, 56° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:49, 44° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Palomar 3
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h05m [1] |
| Declination: | +00°04' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.26 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin |
| Distance: | 92.7 kpc 302.2 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.58 |