IC 4499 - Globular Cluster in Apus
IC 4499 is a Globular Cluster in the Apus constellation. IC 4499 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere.
IC 4499 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -51.7°
Azimuth: 167.5°
Direction: South-South-East
See also IC 4499 rise and set times.
Given its visual magnitude of 8.56, IC 4499 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 60-70mm aperture or a small telescope.
Photometric information of IC 4499
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 4499 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Apparent size of IC 4499
The following table reports IC 4499 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4499 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 4499
The image below is a photograph of IC 4499 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 4499
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 4499 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4499 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.


Rise ans set times of IC 4499 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
IC 4499 - Globular Cluster in Apus is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom