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Koposov II

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Constellation
  
Gemini

Declination
  
+26° 15′ 18.0″

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
17.60

Right ascension
  
07 58 17.0

Distance
  
113.1 kly (34.7 kpc)

Radius
  
approx. 3 pc (9.8 ly)

Koposov II is a low-luminosity globular cluster in the constellation Gemini in the halo of the Milky Way galaxy. It was discovered, along with globular cluster Koposov I by S. Koposov et al. in 2007. Koposov I and Koposov II were described by their discoverers as the "lowest luminosity globular clusters orbiting the Milky Way," along with AM 4, Palomar 1, and Whiting 1.

References

Koposov II Wikipedia