Sextans C, Palomar 3

Globular Cluster Palomar 3, class XII, formerly misclassified as Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Sextans C (UGC 5439, A 1003), in Sextans

RA:
10 : 05.5 (h:m)
Dec:
+00 : 04 (deg:s)
Type:
Globular Cluster
RV:
Distance:
302 kly
Apparent Dimension:
2.8 arc min
Diameter:
Brightness:
+14.3 mag
Abs. Mag:
Mass:
Discovered by A.G. Wilson and W. Baade in 1952.

On a number of occasions, globular cluster Palomar 3 was taken for a nearby dwarf elliptical galaxy and named Sextans C. While an outlying member of the Milky Way's halo, at its distance of about 302,000 light years, it is more remote than the nearest satellite galaxies.


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