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IC 4499 — Globular Cluster in Apus

Globular Cluster Fair (36/100)
Magnitude 10.6m GlobularCluster Apus (Aps) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.6
Angular Size 5.1′
Cl, vF, 4' diam; 3 F st in neb?

Position & Identifiers

RA 15h 00m 18.0s
Dec -82° 13' 00.0"
Constellation Apus (Aps)
Catalog IC 4499

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium Hard+ Hard
150mm Newt. Easy Medium+ Medium
C8 203mm Easy Easy Medium+
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Apr – Jun (peak: May)

4 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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IC 4499 · 5.1′ diameter · N up, E left

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

Theta Aps
Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 4.7–6.2
Variable Star mag 5.50 5.9° Apus
NGC 5833
Hard+
Barred spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.93 9.4° Apus
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