Palomar 8 (Globular cluster)

From Cambridge , Palomar 8 is visible between 21:41 and 01:40. It will become accessible at around 21:41, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:41, 27° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:40 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
Palomar 8
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h41m [1] |
Declination: | −19°49' [1] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 11.02 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 12.9 kpc 42.1 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -4.53 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.