IC 4499

IC 4499
IC 4499, as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ClassXI[1]
ConstellationApus
Right ascension15h 00m 18.57s[2]
Declination−82° 12′ 49.6″[2]
Distance50,000 ly (15,000 pc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)9.76[3]
Apparent dimensions (V)7.6′ × 7.6′[1]
Physical characteristics
Metallicity = −1.53[3] dex
Other designationsGCl 30[2]
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

IC 4499 is a loose globular cluster in the constellation Apus. It is located in the medium-far galactic halo.[4] Its apparent magnitude is 9.76,[1] and was thought to be unusual because it appears to be 3–4 billion years younger than most other globular clusters in the Milky Way, as determined by metallicity measurements in 1995.[4] However, this was contradicted in 2011 by results that yielded a much older age of 12 billion years.[5]

As typical for very old globular clusters, IC 4499 contains two generations of stars.[6]

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  2. ^ a b c "IC 4499". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b William E. Harris. "Catalog of Parameters for Milky Way Globular Clusters". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b Ferraro, I.; Ferraro, F.R.; Pecci, F. Fusi; Corsi, C.E.; Buonanno, R. (August 1995). "Young globular clusters in the Milky Way: IC 4499". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 275 (4). SAO/NASA ADS Astronomy Abstract Service: 1057–1076. Bibcode:1995MNRAS.275.1057F. doi:10.1093/mnras/275.4.1057.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Walker2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ IC 4499 revised: Spectro-photometric evidence of small light-element variations