Palomar 13

Globular Cluster Palomar 13 (Pegasus Globular Cluster), class XII, in Pegasus

RA:
23:06:44.44
Dec:
+12:46:19.2
Distance from Sun:
84.8 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
87.7 kly
Apparent Diameter:
2.2 arc min
Brightness:
13.47 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
+25.2 +/- 0.3 km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
-3.76 Mag vis
Discovered by A.G. Wilson in 1953.

Palomar 13 was discovered by A.G. Wilson (1955) and named by him the Pegasus Globular Cluster, together with globular clusters Palomar 3, Palomar 4 and Palomar 5, and two new Local Group galaxies. That naming was certainly not essentially a happy choice, as Pegasus also contains the prominent globular M15. G.O. Abell (1955) cataloged them with their Palomar numbers.

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