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Object name: PAL10Designation(s): PAL10, Palomar 10 is Sagitta's "other" globular cluster. It is about 19,000 light-years distant and about 21,000 light-years from the center of our galaxy. To see it, you have to look through some of the heavy dust in our galaxy. To come through as strong as it does (magnitude 13.2) it must be a much grander object than what little gets through to us. Because of all the dust, it is severely reddened. It was discovered by A. G. Wells in 1955 making it one of the earlier Palomar globulars found. It is one those with a 12" scope or larger should have little trouble finding though even in large Dobs of 30 inches only 3 to 5 stars are seen in it. |