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      NGC 5286 (Palomar 4)
      Wallpaper author:
      James Fordice

      16 Jun 2025

      NGC 5286 (Palomar 4)

      NGC 5286 is faint and small. Also known as Palomar 4.


      Note: Based on the motions of stars at the core this GC may host an intermediate mass black hole.


      Shapley Sawyer Classification: V

      Distance: 35,882 LY

      Type: Halo Globular

      Position w.r.t. core of galaxy: Above the disc of the MY and to the side of the core. It is farther from the core than the sun.

      Any stars resolved: No

      Undergoing Core Collapse: No

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 5286

      5 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CCD
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Globular Cluster
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        FLI ProLine PL9000
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 206.6117 Dec -51.37425
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Chile
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        04 Feb 2022 - 02 Jul 2022
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      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Luminance6552h11
      Red6001h50m11
      Green5451h40m11
      Blue6001h40m10

      NGC 5286 (Palomar 4)