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Globular cluster · Musca

NGC 4833

Deep skyC 105NGC 4833

Scientific overview

NGC 4833 is a globular cluster in the constellation Musca. It shines at apparent magnitude 7.79 and spans about 8.4 arcminutes of sky.

Observation guide

Difficulty
Small telescope
Recommended equipment
≈ 80–100 mm telescope
Best observed
Spring (S. evening sky)
Best hemisphere
Southern

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

Location in the sky

Constellation
Musca
RA / Dec
12.993h / -70.8746°
Hemisphere
Southern
Season
Spring

Precision measurements

Distances and velocities from SIMBAD · NGC 4833

Radial velocity202 ± 0.4 km/sSIMBAD · measured
Right ascension (ICRS)194.891333 degSIMBAD · measured
Declination (ICRS)-70.8765 degSIMBAD · measured
Full field-level provenance
  • Radial velocity: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · rvz_radvel · 2018MNRAS.478.1520B · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Right ascension (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · ra · 2010AJ....140.1830G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Declination (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · dec · 2010AJ....140.1830G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11

Physical size is derived from the OpenNGC angular size and the catalogued distance (small-angle: size = angle × distance). This is a Galactic object: its Doppler shift is shown as a radial velocity, not a cosmological redshift. Fields a source did not provide are omitted, never invented.

ObjectTypeMagSize (′)
NGC 4463NGC 4463Open cluster7.24.8
NGC 4815NGC 4815Open cluster8.63.9
NGC 4372C 108 · NGC 4372Globular cluster9.8512

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data

    Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.