IC 4499

IC 4499
IC 4499, as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope Credit: NASA/ESA
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class	XI
Constellation	Apus
Right ascension	15h 00m 18.57s
Declination	−82° 12′ 49.6″
Distance	613 ly (188 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.76
Apparent dimensions (V)	7.6′ × 7.6′
Physical characteristics
Metallicity	${\displaystyle {\begin{smallmatrix}\left[{\ce {Fe}}/{\ce {H}}\right]\end{smallmatrix}}}$ = -1.53dex
Other designations	GCl 30
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. Its apparent magnitude is 9.76, and was thought to 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. However, this was contradicted in 2011 by results that yielded a much older age of 12 billion years.