12 Muscae
Right Ascension | 12 : 59.6 (h:m) |
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Declination | -70 : 53 (deg:m) |
Distance | 21.2 (kly) |
Visual Brightness | 6.91 (mag) |
Apparent Dimension | 13.5 (arc min) |
Discovered by Lacaille in 1751-52.
The southern globular cluster NGC 4833 was discovered by Abbe Lacaille during his 1751-1752 journey to South Africa.
The image in this page was obtained by Michael Purcell from the Grove Creek Observatory, Australia, with a C-14 telescope at f/7 and ST-7 CCD camera on April 28, 1998 at 18:52:30 UT. It was exposed for 30 sec.
In the Astronomical League's Southern Sky Binocular Club list. Caldwell 105 in Patrick Moore's list.
Last Modification: March 22, 1998