Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3 (NGC 1049)
Also known as Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3 · NGC 1049
Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3 (NGC 1049) is a globular star cluster in the constellation Fornax.
Facts
| Type | Globular star cluster |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Position (J2000) | 2h 39m 48s, −34° 15′ |
| Brightness | magnitude 13.59 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 1.2′ × 1.2′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | No filter (It shines in starlight of every colour, so a nebula filter would only dim it; a dark sky helps more.) |
| Studied in | 132 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3 (NGC 1049) is highest in the sky at midnight in October. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 36° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 6°. To see it you need a large telescope or long-exposure photos.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits