Catalogue and alternative designations NGC 4372

 

Type Globular cluster
Position  12 25.8, -72 40
Constellation Musca
Camera and Telescope STXL6303E and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien
Focal Ratio F9
Exposure Details LRGB =190:90:90:90, all unbinned 
Description This object is a fine example of the uncondensed type of globular cluster and has a concentration class of 12.  It lies at the end of a long dark nebula that has been christened the "dark doodad".  The bright adjacent star is HD 107947 at magnitude 6.8.