Palomar 6

Palomar 6 is a loose globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus that belongs to the halo of the Milky Way galaxy.

Palomar 6
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class	XI
Constellation	Ophiuchus
Right ascension	17^h 43^m 42.20^s[1]
Declination	−26° 13′ 21.0″[1]
Distance	18.9 kly (5.8 kpc)[2]
Physical characteristics
Mass	2.28×10^5[2] M☉
Metallicity	${\displaystyle {\begin{smallmatrix}\left[{\ce {Fe}}/{\ce {H}}\right]\end{smallmatrix}}}$ = –0.91[2] dex

First discovered on the National Geographic Society – Palomar Observatory Sky Survey plates by Robert G. Harrington and Fritz Zwicky,[3] It was catalogued as a globular cluster, and is one of four globulars known to contain a planetary nebula.

References

1. "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for Palomar 6. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
2. Boyles, J.; et al. (November 2011), "Young Radio Pulsars in Galactic Globular Clusters", The Astrophysical Journal, 742 (1): 51, arXiv:1108.4402, Bibcode:2011ApJ...742...51B, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/51.
3. Abell, George O. (1955). "Globular Clusters and Planetary Nebulae Discovered on the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 67 (397): 258. Bibcode:1955PASP...67..258A. doi:10.1086/126815.

External links

• Media related to Palomar 6 at Wikimedia Commons
• Simbad reference data
• SEDS: Palomar 6, Capricornus Dwarf
• Palomar 6 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images