Palomar 2 Explained

Palomar 2
Epoch:J2000
Magnitude:13.04
Class:IV
Constellation:Auriga[1]
Ra:[2]
Dist Ly:90000 ly
Appmag V:13.04
Size V:2.2'
Names:C 0443+313, Cl Pal 2, 2MASX J04460579+3122510, MCG+05-12-001

Palomar 2 is a globular cluster part of the Palomar group located in the constellation of Auriga. Palomar 2 is part of a group of 15 globulars known as the Palomar Globular Clusters, discovered in survey plates from the first National Geographic Society – Palomar Observatory Sky Survey in the 1950s.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: A unique cluster: one of the hidden 15. 17 April 2013. ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week.
  2. Cl Pal 2. 17 April 2013.