NGC1049 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC1049 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 14° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC1049
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h39m [2] |
| Declination: | −34°15' [2] |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Magnitude: | 13.59 (B) [2] 11.39 (J) [2] 10.98 (H) [2] 10.87 (K) [2] |
| Distance: | 136.0 kpc 443.4 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -7.08 |