NGC 4833

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NGC 4833 is a bright globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars.

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NGC 4833 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf globular cluster
age ancient
~12 billion years
angularSize ~13 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV ~7.8
bestSeenIn small telescopes
catalog New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
contains RR Lyrae variables NERFINISHED
ancient stars
variable stars
coreConcentration moderately concentrated
declination −70° 52′
discoveredBy Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1751
distanceFromEarth ~21,000 light-years
~6.5 kiloparsecs
galacticLatitude −8.0°
galacticLongitude 303.6°
hasAlternativeName ESO 92-SC1 NERFINISHED
GCL 24 NERFINISHED
hasProperty dense stellar concentration
horizontal branch rich in blue stars
low interstellar reddening compared to nearby fields
locatedIn Galactic halo
Milky Way
southern sky
locatedInConstellation Musca NERFINISHED
memberOf Milky Way globular cluster system NERFINISHED
metallicity metal-poor
metallicityFeH ~−1.8
observedIn infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths
rightAscension 12h 59m
stellarPopulation Population II stars
usedFor studies of Galactic halo structure
studies of stellar evolution in metal-poor environments
visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED

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Musca containsDeepSkyObject NGC 4833