Observation by Alan Thomas: Palomar 12 Globular Cluster in Capricorn...

Uploaded by

Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2024 Nov 10 - 20:13

Uploaded

2024 Nov 28 - 12:19

Planetarium overlay

Enable overlay
Show stars
Label stars
Show deep sky objects
Label deep sky objects
Show constellation boundaries
Show constellation sticks
Show constellation labels
Show RA/Dec grid

Constellation

Capricornus

Field centre

RA: 21^h46^m
Dec: -21°12'
Position angle: -0°49'

Field size

0°17' × 0°17'

Equipment

42cm CDK17 corrected Dall-Kirkham f/6.8
ProLine KAF-09000 camera
10Micron GM4000 mount

Exposure

2min.

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

Palomar 12 Globular Cluster in Capricornus

Title

Palomar 12 Globular Cluster in Capricornus

About this image

An image of another of the elusive Palomar globular clusters, obtained using the COAST in Tenerife. The cluster was discovered by Harrington and Zwicky.

The cluster appears to have been captured from the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy about 1.7 billion years ago during the latter's encounters with the Milky Way. It is now a part of the Milky Way's galactic halo.

Apparent magnitude 11.99. Distance from the Galactic Centre c.52,000ly. Size c.60ly. Age c.6.5billion yr.

Files associated with this observation

Palomar 12 COAST v3image-jpeg-i.jpeg (70.2 kB)

Like this image

Jonathon Elliott, Callum Potter

Copyright of all images and other observations submitted to the BAA remains with the owner of the work. Reproduction of work by third parties is expressly forbidden without the consent of the copyright holder. By submitting images to this online gallery, you grant the BAA permission to reproduce them in any of our publications.

Registered charity no. 210769
Registered company no. 117572

For more information including contact details, click here.

Our Terms of Use are here.

Our Privacy Policy is here.