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NGC 4372
NGC 4372
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Class	XII
Constellation	Musca
Right ascension	12h 25m 45.43s
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	3.29×105 M☉
Radius	49.5 ly
Metallicity	= –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).^[6]

The cluster has highly peculiar chemistry similar to NGC 5694, being extremely iron-poor yet having super-solar abundances of magnesium and titanium.^[4]

References

^ Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, 849 (849): 11–14, Bibcode: 1927BHarO.849...11S.
^ ^a ^b ^c "NGC 4372". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b 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, doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935861, S2CID 195820456
^ 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.
^ 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)

[hcob849_11-1] Shapley, Harlow; Sawyer, Helen B. (August 1927), "A Classification of Globular Clusters", Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, 849 (849): 11–14, Bibcode: 1927BHarO.849...11S.

[simbad-2] "NGC 4372". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-04-18.

[apj742_1_51-3] 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.

[Kovalev2019-4] 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, doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935861, S2CID 195820456

[mnras404_3_1203-5] 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.

[Inglis2004-6] Inglis, Mike (2004). Astronomy of the Milky Way: Observer's Guide to the Southern Sky. Springer. p. 83. ISBN 1852337427.

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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	3.29×10⁵^[3] `M`_☉
Radius	49.5 ly
Metallicity	${\begin{smallmatrix}\left[{\ce {Fe}}/{\ce {H}}\right]\end{smallmatrix}}$ = –2.33±0.08^[4] dex
Estimated age	12.54 Gyr^[5]
Other designations	Caldwell 108
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters