IC 4499
Globular cluster IC 4499 |
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Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Bird of paradise |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 15 h 00 m 19.2 s |
declination | -82 ° 12 ′ 49 ″ |
Appearance | |
Brightness (visual) | 10.1 likes |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Milky Way |
Redshift | 0.000105 ± 0.000001 |
Radial velocity | 31.5 ± 0.4 km / s |
distance | 50 kLj (15.3 kpc ) |
Age | 12 billion years |
history | |
discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
Discovery date | June 13, 1901 |
Catalog names | |
IC 4499 • C 1452-820 • GCl 30 • ESO 22-SC5 • |
IC 4499 is a type XI globular cluster in the constellation Bird of Paradise in the southern sky. It is about 50,000 light years from the solar system and has an estimated age of 12 billion years.
The object was discovered on June 13, 1901 by the astronomer DeLisle Stewart .