List of globular clusters

This is a list of globular clusters. The apparent magnitude does not include an extinction correction.

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Image taken by ESO's VISTA of the Globular Cluster VVV CL001. On the right lies the globular star cluster UKS 1 and on the left lies a much less conspicuous new discovery, VVV CL001.[1]

Milky Way

These are globular clusters within the halo of the Milky Way galaxy. The diameter is in minutes of arc as seen from Earth. For reference, the J2000 epoch celestial coordinates of the Galactic Center are right ascension  17^h 45^m 40.04^s, declination −29° 00′ 28.1″. A high proportion of globular clusters are located in the Ophiuchus and Sagittarius constellations, both of which lie in the direction of the galactic core.

Identifier	Epoch J2000		Constellation	Apparent Magnitude	Diameter (′)
	Right ascension	Declination
FSR 1758	17^h 31^m 12^s	−39° 48′ 30″	Scorpius	<7	90
Omega Centauri	13^h 26^m 47.24^s	−47° 28′ 46.5″	Centaurus	3.9	55
47 Tucanae	00^h 24^m 05.67^s	−72° 04′ 52.6″	Tucana	4.09	50
M2	21^h 33^m 28.01^s	−00° 49′ 23.4″	Aquarius	6.47	16
M3	13^h 42^m 11.62^s	+28° 22′ 38.2″	Canes Venatici	6.19	18
M4	16^h 23^m 35.36^s	−26° 31′ 32.7″	Scorpius	5.63	36
M5	15^h 18^m 33.51^s	+02° 04′ 54.9″	Serpens	5.65	21.6
M9	17^h 19^m 11.53^s	−18° 30′ 58.2″	Ophiuchus	7.72	12
M10	16^h 57^m 09.03^s	−04° 06′ 00.6″	Ophiuchus	6.60	20
M12	16^h 47^m 14.18^s	−01° 56′ 54.7″	Ophiuchus	6.70	16
M13	16^h 41^m 41.37^s	+36° 27′ 36.2″	Hercules	5.78	20
M14	17^h 37^m 36.10^s	−03° 14′ 45.3″	Ophiuchus	7.59	11
M15	21^h 29^m 58.33^s	+12° 10′ 01.1″	Pegasus	6.20	18
M19	17^h 02^m 37.80^s	−26° 16′ 04.7″	Ophiuchus	6.77	17
M22	18^h 36^m 23.97^s	−23° 54′ 14.5″	Sagittarius	5.10	32
M28	18^h 24^m 32.81^s	−24° 52′ 11.2″	Sagittarius	6.79	11.2
M30	21^h 40^m 22.12^s	−23° 10′ 47.5″	Capricornus	7.19	12
M53	13^h 12^m 55.07^s	+18° 10′ 05.4″	Coma Berenices	7.61	13
M55	19^h 39^m 59.71^s	−30° 57′ 53.1″	Sagittarius	6.32	19
M56	19^h 16^m 35.57^s	+30° 11′ 00.5″	Lyra	8.27	8.8
M62	17^h 01^m 12.80^s	−30° 06′ 49.4″	Ophiuchus	6.45	15
M68	12^h 39^m 27.99^s	−26° 44′ 38.6″	Hydra	7.84	11
M69	18^h 31^m 23.10^s	−32° 20′ 53.1″	Sagittarius	7.64	8.45
M70	18^h 43^m 12.76^s	−32° 17′ 31.6″	Sagittarius	7.87	8
M71	19^h 53^m 46.49^s	+18° 46′ 45.1″	Sagitta	8.19	7.2
M72	20^h 53^m 27.80^s	−12° 32′ 13.7″	Aquarius	9.27	6.6
M75	20^h 06^m 04.75^s	−21° 55′ 16.2″	Sagittarius	8.52	6.8
M79	05^h 24^m 11.09^s	−24° 31′ 28.0″	Lepus	7.73	9.6
M80	16^h 17^m 02.41^s	−22° 58′ 33.9″	Scorpius	7.33	10
M92	17^h 17^m 07.35^s	+43° 08′ 09.4″	Hercules	6.44	14
M107	16^h 32^m 31.86^s	−13° 03′ 13.3″	Ophiuchus	7.93	13
IC 4499	15^h 00^m 18.57^s	−82° 12′ 49.6″	Apus	9.76	7.6
NGC 288	00^h 52^m 46.37^s	−26° 34′ 58.7″	Sculptor	8.09	13
NGC 362	01^h 03^m 14.26^s	−70° 50′ 55.6″	Tucana	6.40	14
NGC 1261	03^h 12^m 16.21^s	−55° 12′ 59.2″	Horologium	8.29	6.85
NGC 1851	05^h 14^m 06.53^s	−40° 02′ 48.8″	Columba	7.14	12
NGC 2298	06^h 48^m 59.41^s	−36° 00′ 19.1″	Puppis	9.29	5
NGC 2419	07^h 38^m 08.47^s	+38° 52′ 56.8″	Lynx	10.4	4.6
NGC 2808	09^h 12^m 03.05^s	−64° 51′ 48.6″	Carina	6.20	14
NGC 3201	10^h 17^m 36.82^s	−46° 24′ 44.9″	Vela	6.75	20
NGC 4147	12^h 10^m 06.30^s	+18° 32′ 33.5″	Coma Berenices	10.32	4.4
NGC 4372	12^h 25^m 45.40^s	−72° 39′ 32.7″	Musca	7.24	5
NGC 4833	12^h 59^m 34.46^s	−70° 52′ 32.2″	Musca	6.91	14
NGC 5053	13^h 16^m 27.09^s	+17° 42′ 00.5″	Coma Berenices	9.47	10
NGC 5286	13^h 46^m 26.81^s	−51° 22′ 25.7″	Centaurus	7.34	11
NGC 5466	14^h 05^m 27.29^s	+28° 32′ 04.0″	Boötes	9.04	9
NGC 5634	14^h 29^m 37.23^s	−05° 58′ 35.1″	Virgo	9.47	5.5
NGC 5694	14^h 39^m 36.29^s	−26° 32′ 20.2″	Hydra	10.17	4.3
NGC 5824	15^h 03^m 58.63^s	–33° 04′ 04.8″	Lupus	9.09	7.2
NGC 5897	15^h 17^m 24.50^s	–21° 00′ 37.0″	Libra	8.53	11
NGC 5927	15^h 28^m 00.69^s	–50° 40′ 22.5″	Lupus	8.01	6
NGC 5946	15^h 35^m 28.52^s	–50° 39′ 34.8″	Norma	9.61	3
NGC 5986	15^h 46^m 03.25^s	–37° 47′ 10.6″	Lupus	7.52	9.7
NGC 6101	16^h 25^m 48.12^s	–72° 12′ 06.9″	Apus	9.16	5
NGC 6144	16^h 27^m 13.86^s	–26° 01′ 24.6″	Scorpius	9.01	7.4
NGC 6139	16^h 27^m 40.37^s	−38° 50′ 55.7″	Scorpius	8.99	8.1
NGC 6229	16^h 46^m 58.84^s	+47° 31′ 39.9″	Hercules	9.39	4.5
NGC 6235	16^h 53^m 25.31^s	−22° 10′ 38.8″	Ophiuchus	9.97	5
NGC 6256	16^h 59^m 32.62^s	−37° 07′ 17.0″	Scorpius	11.29	4.1
NGC 6284	17^h 04^m 28.65^s	−24° 45′ 53.5″	Ophiuchus	8.83	6.1
NGC 6287	17^h 05^m 09.13^s	−22° 42′ 29.6″	Ophiuchus	9.35	4.9
NGC 6293	17^h 10^m 10.20^s	−26° 34′ 55.5″	Ophiuchus	8.22	8.1
NGC 6304	17^h 14^m 32.25^s	−29° 27′ 43.7″	Ophiuchus	8.22	8
NGC 6316	17^h 16^m 37.30^s	−28° 08′ 24.2″	Ophiuchus	8.43	5.2
NGC 6325	17^h 17^m 59.21^s	−23° 45′ 57.6″	Ophiuchus	10.33	4.1
NGC 6342	17^h 21^m 10.08^s	−19° 35′ 14.4″	Ophiuchus	9.66	4.2
NGC 6356	17^h 23^m 34.96^s	−17° 48′ 47.0″	Ophiuchus	8.25	10
NGC 6355	17^h 23^m 58.60^s	−26° 21′ 12.3″	Ophiuchus	9.14	4.2
NGC 6352	17^h 25^m 29.11^s	−48° 25′ 19.8″	Ara	7.96	9
NGC 6362	17^h 31^m 54.99^s	−67° 02′ 54.0″	Ara	7.73	15
NGC 6366	17^h 27^m 44.24^s	−05° 04′ 47.5″	Ophiuchus	9.20	13
NGC 6380	17^h 34^m 28.00^s	−39° 04′ 09.0″	Scorpius	11.31	3.6
NGC 6388	17^h 36^m 17.23^s	−44° 44′ 06.9″	Scorpius	6.72	10.2
NGC 6397	17^h 40^m 42.04^s	−53° 40′ 26.3″	Ara	5.73	31
NGC 6401	17^h 38^m 36.60^s	−23° 54′ 34.2″	Ophiuchus	9.45	4.9
NGC 6426	17^h 44^m 54.65^s	+03° 10′ 12.5″	Ophiuchus	11.01	4.2
NGC 6440	17^h 48^m 52.70^s	−20° 21′ 36.9″	Sagittarius	9.2	4.4
NGC 6441	17^h 50^m 13.03^s	−37° 03′ 04.6″	Scorpius	7.15	9.6
NGC 6453	17^h 50^m 51.70^s	−34° 35′ 57.0″	Scorpius	10.08	7.6
NGC 6496	17^h 59^m 02.84^s	−44° 15′ 57.4″	Scorpius	8.54	5.8
NGC 6517	18^h 01^m 50.52^s	−08° 57′ 31.6″	Ophiuchus	10.23	4
NGC 6522	18^h 03^m 34.02^s	−30° 02′ 02.1″	Sagittarius	8.27	9.2
NGC 6528	18^h 04^m 49.64^s	−30° 03′ 21.8″	Sagittarius	9.60	5
NGC 6535	18^h 03^m 50.51^s	−00° 17′ 51.5″	Serpens	10.47	3.4
NGC 6539	18^h 04^m 49.68^s	−07° 35′ 09.0″	Serpens	9.33	7.9
NGC 6540	18^h 06^m 08.60^s	−27° 45′ 55.0″	Sagittarius	9.30	1.5
NGC 6541	18^h 08^m 02.28^s	−43° 42′ 53.6″	Corona Australis	6.30	15
NGC 6544	18^h 07^m 20.58^s	−24° 59′ 50.7″	Sagittarius	7.77	9.1
NGC 6553	18^h 09^m 17.60^s	−25° 54′ 31.3″	Sagittarius	8.06	9.1
NGC 6558	18^h 10^m 17.80^s	−31° 45′ 50.0″	Sagittarius	9.26	4.1
NGC 6569	18^h 13^m 38.80^s	−31° 49′ 36.8″	Sagittarius	8.55	6.2
NGC 6584	18^h 18^m 37.60^s	−52° 12′ 56.8″	Telescopium	8.27	6.8
NGC 6624	18^h 23^m 40.51^s	−30° 21′ 39.9″	Sagittarius	7.87	8.8
NGC 6638	18^h 30^m 56.10^s	−25° 29′ 50.9″	Sagittarius	9.02	7.15
NGC 6642	18^h 31^m 54.10^s	−23° 28′ 32.8″	Sagittarius	9.13	5.8
NGC 6652	18^h 35^m 45.66^s	−32° 59′ 25.8″	Sagittarius	8.62	6
NGC 6712	18^h 53^m 04.30^s	−08° 42′ 22.0″	Scutum	8.10	9.8
NGC 6717	18^h 55^m 06.04^s	−22° 42′ 04.1″	Sagittarius	9.28	5.2
NGC 6723	18^h 59^m 33.15^s	−36° 37′ 56.1″	Sagittarius	7.01	13
NGC 6749	19^h 05^m 15.30^s	+01° 54′ 03.0″	Aquila	12.44	4
NGC 6752	19^h 10^m 52.11^s	−59° 59′ 02.2″	Pavo	5.40	29
NGC 6760	19^h 11^m 12.01^s	+01° 01′ 49.8″	Aquila	8.88	9.6
NGC 6934	20^h 34^m 11.49^s	+07° 24′ 15.5″	Delphinus	8.83	7.05
NGC 7006	21^h 01^m 29.38^s	+16° 11′ 14.1″	Delphinus	10.56	3.6
NGC 7492	23^h 08^m 26.63^s	−15° 36′ 41.4″	Aquarius	11.29	4.2
2MASS-GC01	18^h 08^m 21.81^s	–19° 49′ 47.0″	Sagittarius	27.74	3.3
Arp-Madore 1	03^h 55^m 02.30^s	−49° 36′ 55.0″	Horologium	15.72	0.5
Arp-Madore 2	07^h 39^m 11.10^s	−33° 50′ 57.0″	Puppis	unknown	unknown
Arp-Madore 4	13^h 56^m 21.70^s	−27° 10′ 03.0″	Hydra	15.89	3
Djorgovski 1	17^h 47^m 28.30^s	–33° 03′ 56.0″	Scorpius	13.6	2
ESO 224-8	15^h 39^m 07.45^s	–50° 03′ 09.8″	Norma	14	3
ESO 452-SC 11	16^h 39^m 25.45^s	–28° 23′ 55.3″	Scorpius	12	1.2
ESO 456-78	18^h 14^m 06.60^s	–28° 38′ 06.0″	Sagittarius	11	1.3
Koposov 1	11^h 59^m 18.50^s	+12° 15′ 36.0″	Virgo	14.2	unknown
Koposov 2	07^h 58^m 17.00^s	+26° 15′ 18.0″	Gemini	17.6	unknown
Laevens 1	11^h 36^m 16.2^s	−10° 52′ 38.8″	Crater		0.47
Liller 1	17^h 33^m 24.50^s	−33° 23′ 20.4″	Scorpius	16.77	6.8
Mercer 3	18^h 18^m 30.50^s	−16° 58′ 38.0″	Sagittarius	unknown	unknown
Palomar 1	03^h 33^m 20.04^s	+79° 34′ 51.8″	Cepheus	13.18	2.8
Palomar 2	04^h 46^m 05.91^s	+31° 22′ 53.4″	Auriga	13.04	2.2
Palomar 3	10^h 05^m 31.90^s	+00° 04′ 18.0″	Sextans	14.26	1.6
Palomar 4	11^h 29^m 16.80^s	+28° 58′ 24.9″	Ursa Major	15.65	1.3
Palomar 5	15^h 16^m 05.25^s	+00° 06′ 41.8″	Serpens	11.75	8.0
Palomar 6	17^h 43^m 42.20^s	−26° 13′ 21.0″	Ophiuchus	11.55	1.2
Palomar 8	18^h 41^m 29.90^s	−19° 49′ 33.0″	Sagittarius	11.02	5.2
Palomar 10	19^h 18^m 02.10^s	+18° 34′ 18.0″	Sagitta	13.22	4.0
Palomar 11	19^h 45^m 14.40^s	−08° 00′ 26.0″	Aquila	9.80	10.0
Palomar 13	23^h 06^m 44.44^s	+12° 46′ 19.2″	Pegasus	13.47	0.7
GCl 38	16^h 11^m 00.60^s	+14° 57′ 28.0″	Hercules	14.74	2.2
GCl 50	16^h 59^m 51.00^s	−00° 32′ 20.0″	Ophiuchus	14.00	3.0
PWM 2	17^h 58^m 40.00^s	−05° 04′ 30.0″	Ophiuchus	unknown	2.5
Pyxis globular cluster	09^h 07^m 57.80^s	−37° 13′ 17.0″	Pyxis	12.9	4.0
Reticulum globular cluster	04^h 36^m 11.30^s	−58° 51′ 48.0″	Reticulum	unknown	unknown
Ruprecht 106	12^h 38^m 40.20^s	−51° 09′ 01.0″	Centaurus	10.9	2
Segue 3	21^h 21^m 31^s	+19° 07′ 02″	Pegasus	14.9	1.3
Terzan 1	17^h 35^m 47.80^s	–30° 28′ 11.0″	Scorpius	15.9	2.4
Terzan 2	17^h 27^m 33.10^s	–30° 48′ 08.4″	Scorpius	14.29	0.6
Terzan 3	16^h 28^m 40.08^s	–35° 21′ 12.5″	Scorpius	12	3
Terzan 4	17^h 30^m 39.00^s	–31° 35′ 43.9″	Scorpius	16	0.7
Terzan 5	17^h 48^m 04.80^s	–24° 46′ 45.0″	Sagittarius	13.85	2.4
Terzan 6	17^h 50^m 46.38^s	–31° 16′ 31.4″	Scorpius	13.85	1.4
Terzan 9	18^h 01^m 38.80^s	–26° 50′ 23.0″	Sagittarius	16	0.2
Terzan 10	18^h 03^m 36.40^s	–26° 04′ 21.0″	Sagittarius	14.9	1.5
Terzan 11	18^h 12^m 15.80^s	–22° 44′ 31.0″	Sagittarius	15.63	1
Tonantzintla 2	17^h 36^m 10.50^s	–38° 33′ 12.0″	Scorpius	12.24	2.2
UKS 1	17^h 54^m 27.20^s	–24° 08′ 43.0″	Sagittarius	17.29	2
Willman 1	10^h 49^m 24.00^s	+51° 03′ 00.0″	Ursa Major	unknown	7
VVV CL001	17^h 54^m	–24° 08′	Sagittarius	N/A	N/A
Balbinot 1	22^h 10^m 42.82^s	14° 56′ 49.0″	Pegasus	16.31	7.85

Local Group

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Identifier	Epoch J2000		Apparent Magnitude	Diameter (′)	Galaxy
	Right ascension	Declination
M54	18^h 55^m 03.33^s	−30° 28′ 47.5″	7.60	12	Sag DEG
Arp 2	19^h 28^m 44.11^s	−30° 21′ 20.3″	12.30	2.3	Sag DEG
Terzan 7	19^h 17^m 43.92^s	−34° 39′ 27.8″	12.00	1.2	Sag DEG
Terzan 8	19^h 41^m 44.41^s	−33° 59′ 58.1″	12.40	3.50	Sag DEG
Palomar 12	21^h 46^m 38.84^s	−21° 15′ 09.4″	11.99	2.9	Sag DEG
Whiting 1	02^h 02^m 57.00^s	−03° 15′ 10.0″	15.03	1.2	Sag DEG
NGC 1754	04^h 54^m 17.9^s	−70° 26′ 30″	12.0	3.3	LMC
NGC 1783	04^h 59^m 08.6^s	−65° 59′ 15.8″	10.93	5.3	LMC
NGC 1806	05^h 02^m 11.180^s	−67° 59′ 05.89″	10.6	2.1	LMC
NGC 1818	05^h 04^m 13.8^s	−66° 26′ 02″	9.7	3.4	LMC
NGC 1835	05^h 05^m 05.7^s	−69° 24′ 15″	10.6	5.6	LMC
NGC 1846	05^h 07^m 34.9^s	−67° 27′ 32.5″	11.5	3.8	LMC
NGC 1854	05^h 09^m 20.1^s	−68° 50′ 52.8″	10.4	2.3	LMC
NGC 1866	05^h 13^m 38.920^s	−65° 27′ 52.75″	9.73	5.5	LMC
NGC 1868	05^h 14^m 36^s	−63° 57′ 18″	11.6	3.9	LMC
NGC 121	00^h 26^m 48.25^s	−71° 32′ 8.4″	11.24	3.1	SMC
NGC 1049 (Fornax 3)	02^h 39^m 52.5^s	−34° 16′ 08″	12.9	0.40	Fornax Dwarf
Fornax 1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Fornax Dwarf
Fornax 2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Fornax Dwarf
Fornax 4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Fornax Dwarf
Fornax 5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Fornax Dwarf
Fornax 6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Fornax Dwarf
Hodge IV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	NGC 147
SD-10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	NGC 147
-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Andromeda I
Mayall II	00^h 32^m 46.51^s	39° 34′ 39.7″	13.7	0.17	Andromeda
G76	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Andromeda
037-B327	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Andromeda
GALEXASC J003819.45+414713.7	00^h 38^m 19.5^s	41° 47′ 15″	~17-18	0.033	Andromeda?
Hubble I	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Messier 110
Hubble II	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Messier 110
Hubble IV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Messier 110
PGC 910901	00^h 01^m 29.5^s	−15° 27′ 51″	N/A	N/A	WLM
-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Sextans B

See also

• Lists of astronomical objects

References

1. "VISTA view of the newly discovered globular cluster VVV CL001 and its brighter companion". ESO Photo Release. ESO. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

• William E. Harris (1996). "A Catalog of Parameters for Globular Clusters in the Milky Way". The Astronomical Journal. 112: 1487. Bibcode:1996AJ....112.1487H. doi:10.1086/118116.
• Galactic Globular Clusters Database, from Marco Castellani (Astronomical Observatory of Rome, Italy)
• VizieR VII/202 - Globular Clusters in the Milky Way (Harris, 1997)
• An Atlas of the Universe, Richard Powell
• ARVAL Catalog of Bright Globular Clusters, Andrés Valencia and Arnaldo Arnal
• Milky Way Globular Clusters , Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
• Djorgovski, S., and Meylan, G. 1993, in "Structure and Dynamics of Globular Clusters", ASP Conf. Ser. vol. 50, p. 325

External links

• LMC Clusters database, University of Cambridge.
• J. Boyles; et al. (2011). "Young radio pulsars in galactic globular clusters". The Astrophysical Journal. 742 (1): 51. arXiv:1108.4402. Bibcode:2011ApJ...742...51B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/51.
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