IC 1276, Palomar 7

Globular Cluster IC 1276 (Palomar 7), class XII, in Serpens Cauda

[IC 1276 image]

RA:
18:10:44.20
Dec:
-07:12:27.4
Distance from Sun:
17.6 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
12.1 kly
Apparent Diameter:
21.0 arc min
Brightness:
10.34 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
+155.7 +/- 1.3 km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
-6.67 Mag vis
Discovered by Lewis Swift in 1889.
Independently rediscovered by George O. Abell 1952.

The image in our page was obtained by Martin Germano in June 2002 from Mt. Pinos area in southern California. It was taken with his 14.5-inch f/5 Newtonian, and was exposed 85 minutes on hypered Tech Pan 2415 film.

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