Palomar 8 (Globular cluster)

From South El Monte , Palomar 8 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:14 (PDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:08, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:02, 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 South El Monte local time.