Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Apus (Aps)  ·  Contains:  HD129752  ·  IC 4499
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IC4499 - Southernmost Milky Way Globular Cluster, James Tickner
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IC4499 - Southernmost Milky Way Globular Cluster

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IC4499 - Southernmost Milky Way Globular Cluster, James Tickner
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IC4499 - Southernmost Milky Way Globular Cluster

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IC4499 is a very loosely packed globular cluster in the far southern constellation of Apus. Of all known globular clusters, only NGC1841 belonging to the LMC lies further south. IC4499 was only discovered in 1901 and lies at a distance of 55,000 light years.

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IC4499 - Southernmost Milky Way Globular Cluster, James Tickner

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80° South