Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  PGC 59400
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Palomar 15, Jim Fordice
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Palomar 15

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Palomar 15

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Description

I observed this object on 25 September 2019 at the Okie-Tex Star Party using a 22” Obsession UC Dobsonian: Despite pretty good observing conditions and after staring right where this GC is I can only say that I had some glimpses of very faint stars. I could clearly see the 13.5 magnitude stars that are in the foreground.

I obtained the calibrated lights frames used to create the final image from Telescope Live. The frames were imaged by the CHI-1-CMOS Telescope at the El Sauce Observatory in Chile.

Shapley Sawyer Classification: XII
Distance: 146,790 LY
Type: Far Halo Globular
Position w.r.t. core of galaxy: Above and on far side of the MW
Any stars resolved: No
Undergoing Core Collapse: No

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