Palomar 5 is a globular cluster and a member of the Palomar Globular Clusters group. It was discovered by Walter Baade in 1950, and independently found again by Albert George Wilson in 1955. After the initial name of Serpens, it was subsequently catalogued as Palomar 5.

2021年7月9日 · And now astronomers have found a new quirk of Palomar 5: it’s hiding more than 100 black holes at its center. A team of astronomers announced July 1, 2021, that this unusual globular...

2024年9月20日 · The star cluster in question is called Palomar 5. It's a stellar stream that stretches out across 30,000 light-years, and is located around 80,000 light-years away. Such globular clusters are often considered 'fossils' of the early Universe.

2021年7月6日 · Palomar 5 is one of the sparsest star clusters in the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy and is best known for its spectacular tidal tails, spanning over 20 degrees across the sky.

2024年9月21日 · In the grand tapestry of the universe, clusters of stars serve as time capsules that link us to the cosmos’ formative years. Among these stellar assemblages lies the Palomar 5 cluster, a captivating cosmic entity situated approximately 80,000 light-years away from Earth.

2025年1月17日 · The star cluster in question is called Palomar 5. It's a stellar stream that stretches out across 30,000 light-years, and is located around 80,000 light-years away. Such globular clusters are often considered 'fossils' of the early Universe.

2021年7月5日 · Palomar 5 is one of the sparsest star clusters in the Galactic halo and is best known for its spectacular tidal tails, spanning over 20° across the sky. With N -body simulations, we show that...

2021年7月8日 · The researchers focused on Palomar 5, a globular cluster about 11.5 billion years old located in the Milky Way's halo, about 65,000 light-years from Earth in the...

After the initial name of Serpens Dwarf (I suspect it was initially thought to be a dwarf galaxy), it was subsequently catalogued as Palomar 5. The cluster is currently 60.6 kly from the Galactic Center, in line with the galactic center, 45 degrees above the galactic plane.

2021年2月22日 · Palomar 5 is one of the sparsest star clusters in the Galactic halo and is best-known for its spectacular tidal tails, spanning over 20 degrees across the sky. With N-body simulations we show that...