Palomar Globular Clusters
(Pal)
(list of 15 globular clusters found in POSS plates)
The Palomar Globular Clusters (clusters named Palomar or Pal with
a number) are a list of 15 globular clusters discovered in the
Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS) plates. The first 13 were discovered by
astronomer George Abell and are sometimes cited using some form of
his name.
(catalog,star clusters)
Further reading:
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/365848-palomar-2-pal-2/
http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/palglob.htm
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1955PASP...67..258A/abstract
| Prefix | Example | | |
| Abell | Abell 1 | or "Cl Palomar 1" | |
| Pal | Pal 15 | or "Cl Pal 15" | |
| Palomar | Palomar 15 | or "Cl Palomar 15" | |
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