Class XI Right ascension 17 43 42.20 Distance 18.9 kly (5.8 kpc) | Constellation Ophiuchus Declination −26° 13′ 21.0″ | |
Mass 7005227999999999999♠2.28×10 M☉ | ||
Palomar 6 is a loose globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus that belongs to the halo of the Milky Way galaxy.
First discovered on the National Geographic Society – Palomar Observatory Sky Survey plates by Robert G. Harrington and Fritz Zwicky, It was catalogued as a globular cluster. One of four globulars known to contain a planetary nebula.
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