C108 · globular cluster
NGC 4372
NGC 4372 is a globular cluster in the southern constellation of Musca.
RA12h 25m 44sDec−72° 39' 35"
Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope. CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- C108
- All designations
- C108 · NGC 4372
- Object type
- Globular Cluster
- Constellation
- Musca
- Best viewing
- Spring
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 12h 25m 44s
- Declination (J2000)
- −72° 39' 35"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
Visibility tonight
The science
NGC 4372 is a globular cluster in the southern constellation of Musca. It is southwest of γ Muscae and west of the southern end of the Dark Doodad Nebula, a 3° thin streak of black across a southern section of the great plane of the Milky Way.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via designation — fell back to an alternate catalog designation.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used