Q899854

Also known as Caldwell 108

Globular cluster in the constellation Musca

Key facts

Class: XII
Constellation: Musca
Right ascension: 12 25 45.43
Declination: −72 ° 39 ′ 32.7 ″
Distance: 18.9 kly (5.8 kpc )
Apparent dimensions v: 18'
Absolute magnitude: −8.52
Mass: 3.29 × 10 M ☉
Radius: 49.5 ly
Metallicity: [ Fe/H ] = –2.33 ± 0.08 dex
Estimated age: 12.54 Gyr
Other designations: Caldwell 108

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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).