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NGC 4372
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class	XII
Constellation	Musca
Right ascension	12 25 45.43
Declination	−72° 39′ 32.7″
Distance	18.9 kly (5.8 kpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.85
Apparent dimensions (V)	18'
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude	-8.52
Mass	3.29×10 M☉
Radius	49.5 ly
Metallicity	${\displaystyle {\begin{smallmatrix}\left\end{smallmatrix}}}$ = –2.33±0.08 dex
Estimated age	12.54 Gyr
Other designations	Caldwell 108
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

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 "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).

The cluster has highly peculiar chemistry similar to NGC 5694, being extremely iron-poor yet having super-solar abundances of magnesium and titanium.

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, S2CID 118649860.
4. ^ Kovalev, Mikhail; Bergemann, Maria; Ting, Yuan-Sen; Rix, Hans-Walter (2019), "Non-LTE chemical abundances in Galactic open and globular clusters", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 628: A54, arXiv:1907.02876, Bibcode:2019A&A...628A..54K, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935861, S2CID 195820456
5. 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, S2CID 51825384.
6. 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)

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List of stars in Musca Musca in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α β γ δ ε ζ ζ η θ ι ι λ μ λ Cha Variable R S T Y RT SY TU TV UU BO EZ FH GQ GR GU GS GT KR KY KZ LS MP V357 V415 HR 4387 4389 4401 4406 4425 4448 4485 4538 4549 4596 4597 4601 4604 4611 4614 4615 4664 4669 4692 4710 4720 4769 4804 4841 4862 4907 4966 4977 4994 5000 5002 5012 5030 5049 5069 5093 5119 HD 98671 101805 103482 105822 111232 112410 113919 Other Gliese 440 PSR J1141−6545 TYC 8998-760-1
Exoplanets HD 111232 b YSES 2 b
Star clusters NGC 4372 NGC 4463 NGC 4815 NGC 4833
Nebulae	NGC 5189 Other BHR 71 Dark Doodad Nebula Engraved Hourglass Nebula
Category

• Globular clusters
• Musca
• NGC objects
• Caldwell objects