NGC 4372 - Globular Cluster in Musca

NGC 4372 is a Globular Cluster in the Musca constellation. NGC 4372 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 4372 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.4x0.4 degrees (24x24 arcmins).

Key facts about NGC 4372

Available Resources for NGC 4372 - Globular Cluster in Musca

• Photometric information of NGC 4372
• Apparent size of NGC 4372
• Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 4372
• Celestial coordinates and finder charts of NGC 4372.
• Rise and set times of NGC 4372 from your location.

Photometric information of NGC 4372

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 4372 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent size of NGC 4372

The following table reports NGC 4372 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 4372 is a visual representation of it.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 4372

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 4372 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 4372 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Rise and set times of NGC 4372 from your location

NGC 4372 - Globular Cluster in Musca is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt