Palomar 5 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Palomar 5 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:08 (PDT), 43° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:24, 55° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:36, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Palomar 5
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h16m [1] |
| Declination: | −00°06' [1] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 11.75 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 23.2 kpc 75.7 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.08 |