Palomar 6

Palomar 6
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class	XI
Constellation	Ophiuchus
Right ascension	17^h 43^m 42.20^s^[1]
Declination	−26° 13′ 21.0″^[1]
Distance	19.2 kly (5.89 kpc)
Physical characteristics
Mass	- M_☉ (- kg)
V_HB	-
Notable features	-
Other designations	^[1]
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

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 Palomar Survey Sky plates by Robert G. Harrington and Fritz Zwicky,^[2] It was catalogued as a globular cluster. One of four globulars known to contain a planetary nebula.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for Palomar 6. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/Simbad. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
^ Abell, George O. (1955). "Globular Clusters and Planetary Nebulae Discovered on the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 67 (397): 258. Bibcode 1955PASP...67..258A. doi:10.1086/126815.