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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

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      NGC 5286 (Palomar 4)