- Palomar 4
Globular cluster
name = Palomar 4
epoch =J2000
class =
constellation = Ursa Major
ra = RA|11|29|16.8cite web
title=SIMBAD Astronomical Database
work=Results for Palomar 4
url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/Simbad
accessdate=2006-11-17]
dec = DEC|+28|58|25
dist_ly = 356 klyFact|date=February 2007
dist_pc = 109 kpc
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names = UGCA 237, GCl 17Palomar 4 is a
globular cluster of theMilky Way galaxy . It was discovered in1949 byEdwin Hubble and again in1955 byA. G. Wilson . It is 356,000light year s away.This star cluster is further away than the
Magellanic Clouds andSagDEG satellite galaxies.Initially it was thought to be a
dwarf galaxy , and it was given the name Ursa Major Dwarf. However, it was later discovered to be a globular cluster.ee also
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Ursa Major Dwarf Galaxy References
External links
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