Palomar 4

Palomar 4 is a globular cluster of the Milky Way galaxy. It was discovered in 1949 by Edwin Hubble and again in 1955 by A. G. Wilson. Based on measurements of the stars from the Gaia spacecraft, it is at least 65,000 light-years (20,000 parsecs) from the Sun.

Palomar 4
The globular cluster Palomar 4, taken by Hubble
Credit: NASA/ESA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension 11h 29m 16.8s[1]
Declination+28° 58 25[1]
Distance356 kly (109 kpc)
Physical characteristics
Other designationsUGCA 237, GCl 17[1]

This star cluster is further away than the SagDEG satellite galaxy.

Initially it was thought to be a dwarf galaxy, and it was given the name Ursa Major Dwarf. However, it was later discovered to be a globular cluster.

See also

  • Ursa Major Dwarf

References

  1. "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for Palomar 4. Retrieved 2006-11-17.


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