NGC 4372

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Globular cluster
NGC 4372
NGC 4372 DSS.jpg
AladinLite
Constellation Fly
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 25 m 45.43 s
declination -72 ° 39 ′ 32.7 ″
Appearance
Concentration class XII
Brightness  (visual) 7.2 likes
Angular expansion 5 '
Physical data
Affiliation Milky Way
Redshift (242 ± 5)  ·  10 −6
Radial velocity (+72.6 ± 1.4) km / s
distance 18.9  kLj 
history
discovery James Dunlop
Discovery date April 30, 1826
Catalog names
 NGC  4372 • C 1223-724 •  GCl  19 •  ESO  64-SC6 •  Dun  67 •  GC  2927 • h 3390

NGC 4372 is the name of a globular cluster of class XII in the constellation fly . It has a brightness of 7.2 mag and an angular diameter of 5 arc minutes . The distance from Earth is 18,900 light years .

The star cluster was discovered on April 30, 1826 by the astronomer James Dunlop .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. ↑ a b c d Revised NGC Data for NGC 4372 SEDS
  3. ↑ SIMBAD database
  4. ↑ Seligman