Palomar 8 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Palomar 8 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:08, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:02, 36° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:26, 26° above your south-western horizon.
|
Name
Palomar 8
|
Object type
Globular cluster
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h41m [1] |
| Declination: | −19°49' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 11.02 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 5.2 arcmin |
| Distance: | 12.9 kpc 42.1 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.53 |