NGC 4372

NGC 4372 (also known as Caldwell 108) is a globular cluster in the southern constellation of Musca. It is southwest of γ Muscae (Gamma Muscae) and west of the southern end of the Dark Doodad Nebula (Sandqvist 149), a 3° thin streak of black across a southern section of the great plane of the Milky Way.

NGC 4372
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class	XII[1]
Constellation	Musca
Right ascension	12^h 25^m 45.43^s[2]
Declination	−72° 39′ 32.7″[2]
Distance	18.9 kly (5.8 kpc)[3]
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.85[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)	18'
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude	-8.52
Mass	3.29×10^5[3] M☉
Radius	49.5 ly
Metallicity	${\displaystyle {\begin{smallmatrix}\left[{\ce {Fe}}/{\ce {H}}\right]\end{smallmatrix}}}$ = –1.88[4] dex
Estimated age	12.54 Gyr[4]
Other designations	Caldwell 108

NGC 4372 "is partially obscured by dust lanes, but still appears as a large object some 10 arcseconds in diameter," according to Astronomy of the Milky Way (2004).[5]

References

1. Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, 849 (849): 11–14, Bibcode:1927BHarO.849...11S.
2. "NGC 4372". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
3. Boyles, J.; et al. (November 2011), "Young Radio Pulsars in Galactic Globular Clusters", The Astrophysical Journal, 742 (1): 51, arXiv:1108.4402, Bibcode:2011ApJ...742...51B, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/51.
4. Forbes, Duncan A.; Bridges, Terry (May 2010), "Accreted versus in situ Milky Way globular clusters", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 404 (3): 1203–1214, arXiv:1001.4289, Bibcode:2010MNRAS.404.1203F, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16373.x.
5. Inglis, Mike (2004). Astronomy of the Milky Way: Observer's Guide to the Southern Sky. Springer. p. 83. ISBN 1852337427.

External links

• Media related to NGC 4372 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 4372 at Wikisky
• NGC 4372 at Astrosurf
• NGC 4372 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
• NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad (31 January 2013)