NGC 4372

Globular Cluster NGC 4372, class XII, in Musca

[NGC 4372 image]

RA:
12:25:45.40
Dec:
-72:39:32.4
Distance from Sun:
18.9 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
23.1 kly
Apparent Diameter:
18.6 arc min
Brightness:
7.24 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
+72.3 +/- 1.2 km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
-7.79 Mag vis
Discovered by James Dunlop on April 30, 1826.

Globular cluster NGC 4372 was discovered by James Dunlop on April 30, 1826, and cataloged as Dunlop 67.

The image in this page was contributed by Michael Purcell. It wasa obtained at Grove Creek Observatory on March 30, 2000 at 21:46 local time with GCO's C-14 (f/7) and ST-7E CCD camera, exposed for 10 minutes.

  • More information on this image by Michael Purcell


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