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 dawn sky, rising at 03:15 (PST) – 3 hours and 34 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:45.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 8.0 arcmin |
| Distance: | 23.2 kpc 75.7 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.08 |