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Palomar 15

globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus
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Palomar 15

Summary

Palomar 15 is a globular cluster[1].

Key Facts

  • Palomar 15 is credited with the discovery of George O. Abell[2].
  • Palomar 15's instance of is recorded as globular cluster[3].
  • Palomar 15's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • Palomar 15's galaxy morphological type is recorded as dG[5].
  • Palomar 15's catalog code is recorded as C 1657-004[6].
  • Palomar 15's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 59400[7].
  • Palomar 15's catalog code is recorded as UGC 10642[8].
  • Palomar 15's catalog code is recorded as GCl 50[9].
  • Palomar 15's catalog code is recorded as MCG+00-43-006[10].
  • Palomar 15's catalog code is recorded as Z 25-16[11].
  • Palomar 15's catalog code is recorded as Z 1657.3-0028[12].
  • Palomar 15's catalog code is recorded as [KPS2012] MWSC 2509[13].
  • Palomar 15's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1959[14].
  • Palomar 15's redshift is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.000107'}[15].
  • Palomar 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.70'}[16].
  • Palomar 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.618'}[17].
  • Palomar 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.072'}[18].
  • Palomar 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.769'}[19].
  • Palomar 15's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.527'}[20].
  • Palomar 15's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+32'}[21].
  • Palomar 15's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3773454', 'amount': '+0.0'}[22].
  • Palomar 15's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+254.96292'}[23].
  • Palomar 15's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-0.53333'}[24].
  • Palomar 15's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[25].
  • Palomar 15's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-0.78'}[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include globular cluster[3] and galaxy[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Redshift obtained from literature by the Ned team prior to november 1992. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . The AMIGA project. I. Optical characterization of the CIG catalog. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . G2C2 – I. Homogeneous photometry for Galactic globular clusters in SDSS passbands. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Redshift obtained from literature by the Ned team prior to november 1992. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . The AMIGA project. I. Optical characterization of the CIG catalog. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Global survey of star clusters in the Milky Way. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Surprizi · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Simbad id → GCl 50
    Declination component of proper motion → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount'
    Instance of → globular cluster, galaxy
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q318]]"
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