List of globular clusters

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

Table 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 , declination . 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.

+ Known and candidate Milky Way globular clustersMilky Way Globular Clusters , Students for the Exploration and Development of SpaceIdentifierImageEpoch J2000ConstellationApparentMagnitudeDiameter()Distance (ly)Notes and referencesRight ascensionDeclinationFSR 584 CassiopeiaN/A64,570 Possibly an open clusterM4 (Spider Globular Cluster) Scorpius5.63366,033 NGC 6397 Ara5.73317,800NGC 6544 Sagittarius7.779.19,450M22 (Great Sagittarius Cluster) Sagittarius5.103210,600 ± 1.0 NGC 6366 Ophiuchus9.201311,700NGC 6540 Sagittarius9.301.512,070 ± 0.98NGC 6752 Pavo5.402913,000M71 (Angelfish Cluster) Sagitta8.197.213,000 Mercer 3 (GLIMPSE-C02) Sagittariusunknownunknown13,000–26,000M10 Ophiuchus6.602014,300 47 Tucanae Tucana4.095014,500 ± 32.6 NGC 3201 Vela6.752014,800Omega Centauri Centaurus3.95515,800 ± 1.1 Visually brightest globular cluster, most massive and largest globular cluster in Milky WayNGC 5466 Boötes9.04916,000 ± 0.42MASS-GC02 (Hurt 2) Sagittarius24.601.916,000M12 Ophiuchus6.701616,440 ± 0.16 M55 (Specter Cluster) Sagittarius6.321917,600M28 Sagittarius6.7911.218,260 ± 0.98 NGC 6352 Ara7.96918,300Terzan 5 Sagittarius13.852.418,800 ± 1.6NGC 4372 Musca7.24518,900NGC 6304 Ophiuchus8.22819,200Palomar 10 Sagitta13.224.019,200NGC 6553 Sagittarius8.069.119,600Terzan 1 Scorpius15.92.420,000M107 (Crucifix Cluster) Ophiuchus7.931320,900M62 (Flickering Globular Cluster) Ophiuchus6.451521,500 ± 1.3 NGC 4833 Musca6.911421,500NGC 6256 Scorpius11.294.122,000VVV CL160 Sagittarius622,170M13 (Great Hercules Cluster) Hercules5.782022,200 NGC 6535 Serpens10.473.422,200FSR 9 Sagittarius7.222,500FSR 25 OphiuchusN/Aunknown22,830 FSR 19 OphiuchusN/Aunknown23,480 FSR 1776 (Minniti 23) Scorpius23,610 NGC 6717 Sagittarius9.285.223,800 ± 1.6NGC 5897 Libra8.531124,100NGC 6558 Sagittarius9.264.124,100NGC 6760 Aquila8.889.624,100FSR 1716 (VVV CL005) NormaN/A324,460 M5 Serpens5.6521.624,500 NGC 6362 Ara7.731524,800NGC 6541 Corona Australis6.301524,800 ± 0.3Palomar 6 Ophiuchus11.551.225,020 ± 0.62NGC 5927 Lupus8.01625,100NGC 6401 Ophiuchus9.454.925,100NGC 6522 Sagittarius8.279.225,100NGC 6325 Ophiuchus10.334.125,400M9 Ophiuchus7.721225,800 NGC 6528 Sagittarius9.60525,800NGC 6624 Sagittarius7.878.825,800 ± 1.1NGC 6712 Scutum8.109.826,400Liller 1 Scorpius16.776.826,400 ± 3.3NGC 6539 Serpens9.337.926,630M92 Hercules6.441426,700NGC 6642 Sagittarius9.135.826,700 ± 2.3VVV CL001 SagittariusN/AN/A26,800NGC 6440 Sagittarius9.24.427,100 ± 1.3M30 (Jellyfish Cluster) Capricornus7.191227,140 ± 0.65 NGC 6355 Ophiuchus9.144.227,850 ± 0.62NGC 6342 Ophiuchus9.664.228,000NGC 6723 Sagittarius7.011328,400M19 Ophiuchus6.771728,700 M69 Sagittarius7.648.4529,000 NGC 362 Tucana6.401429,290 ± 0.20 NGC 288 Sculptor8.091329,220 ± 0.16FSR 1775 Scorpius629,030M70 Sagittarius7.87829,400 NGC 6139 Scorpius8.998.130,000M14 Ophiuchus7.591130,300NGC 6287 Ophiuchus9.354.930,300NGC 6293 Ophiuchus8.228.131,000NGC 2808 Carina6.201431,300NGC 6638 Sagittarius9.027.1531,300 ± 1.6M80 Scorpius7.331032,600 FSR 190 CygnusN/A20.432,615 Candidate, possibly an open clusterM56 Lyra8.278.832,900 FSR 1700 NormaN/AN/A33,590 CandidateM68 Hydra7.841133,600 M3 Canes Venatici6.191833,900 NGC 5986 Lupus7.529.733,900FSR 1767 Scorpius634,570 NGC 2298 Puppis9.29534,900NGC 6380 Scorpius11.313.635,500NGC 6569 Sagittarius8.556.235,500NGC 6388 Scorpius6.7210.235,600 ± 1.5M15 Pegasus6.201835,690 ± 0.43NGC 5286 Centaurus7.341135,900Palomar 1 Cepheus13.182.836,500 ± 4.2NGC 6316 Ophiuchus8.435.236,860 ± 0.98NGC 6496 Scorpius8.545.836,900NGC 6453 Scorpius10.087.637,800FSR 1758 Scorpius<79038,000 NGC 1851 Columba7.141239,500M79 Lepus7.739.642,000 Palomar 8 Sagittarius11.025.242,100Palomar 11 Aquila9.8010.042,400NGC 6441 Scorpius7.159.642,700 ± 2.3NGC 6284 Ophiuchus8.836.143,000Djorgovski 1 Scorpius13.6244,700NGC 6584 Telescopium8.276.845,000NGC 6101 Apus9.16547,600NGC 6356 Ophiuchus8.251049,600IC 4499 Apus9.767.650,000 NGC 6934 Delphinus8.837.0552,000NGC 1261 Horologium8.296.8553,500M72 Aquarius9.276.654,570 ± 1.17 M2 Aquarius6.471655,000 Segue 3 Pegasus14.91.355,100 ± 2.3NGC 5053 Coma Berenices9.471057,000M53 Coma Berenices7.611358,000NGC 4147 Coma Berenices10.324.460,000NGC 6426 Ophiuchus11.014.267,000M75 Sagittarius8.526.867,500 ESO 280-SC06 Ara12.001.569,800Terzan 7 Sagittarius12675,700Palomar 5 Serpens11.758.076,000NGC 7492 Aquarius11.294.280,000IC 1257 Ophiuchus13.105.081,500NGC 5634 Virgo9.475.581,900 ± 3.8Palomar 13 Pegasus13.470.784,100Palomar 2 Auriga13.042.290,000NGC 6229 Hercules9.394.5100,000Balbinot 1 Pegasus16.317.85104,000NGC 5824 Lupus9.097.2104,400Koposov 2 Gemini17.6unknown113,100NGC 5694 Hydra10.174.3114,100Willman 1 Ursa Major15.31.75124,000 ± 23Pyxis globular cluster Pyxis12.94.0130,000NGC 7006 Delphinus10.563.6135,000Palomar 15 Ophiuchus14.003.0145,500Koposov 1 Virgo14.2unknown157,500Laevens 3 DelphinusPalomar 14 Hercules14.742.2244,000NGC 2419 Lynx10.44.6300,000Palomar 3 Sextans14.261.6302,300Palomar 4 Ursa Major15.651.3326,000Arp-Madore 1 Horologium15.720.5398,000Laevens 1 (Crater cluster) Crater0.47470,000NGC 5946 Norma9.61310.6NGC 6144 Scorpius9.017.48.9NGC 6235 Ophiuchus9.97511.5NGC 6517 Ophiuchus10.23410.6NGC 6652 Sagittarius8.62610.0NGC 6749 Aquila12.4447.92MASS-GC01 Sagittarius27.743.33.62MASS-GC03 (FSR 1735)Ara12.900.89.82MASS-GC04 (FSR 1767)ScorpiusN/Aunknown1.5DisputedArp-Madore 4 Hydra15.89332.2BH 140 MuscaCamargo 1102 Ophiuchus8.2Camargo 1103 Sagittarius5.0Camargo 1104 Sagittarius5.4Camargo 1105 Ophiuchus5.8Camargo 1106 Scorpius4.5Camargo 1107 Scorpius4.0CandidateCamargo 1108 Scorpius3.3CandidateCamargo 1109 Sagittarius4.3CandidateCWNU 4193 PuppisN/AN/A12.8CandidateDB 44 Sagittarius68CandidateDjorgovski 2 Sagittarius9.909.96.3E 3 cluster Chamaeleon11.35108.1Eridanus globular cluster Eridanus14.701.090.0ESO 224-8 (BH 176) Norma14318.9ESO 393-12 Scorpius68.2ESO 452-SC 11 Scorpius121.28.3ESO 456-09 Scorpius67.6ESO 456-78 (AL 3, BH 261) Sagittarius111.36.5ESO 92-18 Carina610.6Ferrero 54 Vela67.1Gaia 2 Perseus64.91Garro 1 Circinus15.5GLIMPSE-C01Aquila22.244.2Gran 1 Norma8.8Gran 2 Ophiuchus12.5616.60Gran 3 (Patchick 125) Scorpius12.63412.02Gran 4 Sagittarius11.8173.31Gran 5 Sagittarius12.114.47Haute-Provence 1 (HP 1) Ophiuchus11.591.28.2IC 1276 (Palomar 7) Serpens10.348.05.4Kim 1 Pegasus19.8Kim 2 (Indus I) Indus105Kim 3 Centaurus15.14Kronberger 49 SagittariusN/A68.3Globular cluster, or a gap in the interstellar dust distribution similar to Baade's WindowLynga 7 Norma10.182.58.0Mercer 5 ScutumN/A25.5Minniti 1Sagittarius8.1CandidateMinniti 2Sagittarius6.6CandidateMinniti 3Sagittarius7CandidateMinniti 4Sagittarius5.3CandidateMinniti 5Scorpius8.5CandidateMinniti 6Sagittarius8.4CandidateMinniti 7Sagittarius6.8CandidateMinniti 8Sagittarius7.2CandidateMinniti 9Sagittarius8.5CandidateMinniti 10Scorpius9.5CandidateMinniti 11Scorpius5.9CandidateMinniti 12Ophiuchus5.6CandidateMinniti 13Scorpius6.2CandidateMinniti 14Scorpius6.3CandidateMinniti 15Scorpius7CandidateMinniti 16Scorpius7CandidateMinniti 17Sagittarius6CandidateMinniti 18Ophiuchus7.9CandidateMinniti 19Scorpius8.1CandidateMinniti 20Sagittarius7.3CandidateMinniti 21Scorpius7.6CandidateMinniti 22Scorpius8.17.4Minniti 23 Scorpius8.4CandidateMinniti 24 Sagittarius7.9CandidateMinniti 26 Scorpius7CandidateMinniti 28 Scorpius10.1CandidateMinniti 29 Scorpius9.6CandidateMinniti 30 Scorpius9.9CandidateMinniti 31 Sagittarius9.1CandidateMinniti 32 SagittariusCandidateMinniti 33 Scorpius10.5CandidateMinniti 34 Sagittarius8.8CandidateMinniti 35 Sagittarius6.8CandidateMinniti 37 Sagittarius8.8CandidateMinniti 38 Sagittarius8.5CandidateMinniti 39 Sagittarius8.8CandidateMinniti 40 Sagittarius6.1CandidateMinniti 41 Sagittarius8.8CandidateMinniti 42 Ophiuchus10.4CandidateMinniti 48 Ophiuchus128.4Patchick 99 Sagittarius6.6Patchick 122 Vela3.25.6Patchick 126 Ara1.88.6PWM 2 (Pfleiderer 2) Ophiuchusunknown2.5Riddle 15 Aquila<218.1RLGC 1 (Ryu 059) Norma28.8RLGC 2 (Ryu 879) Scutum15.8Ruprecht 106 Centaurus10.9221.2Sagittarius II Sagittarius67Possible satellite of the Sagittarius dSphTerzan 2 Scorpius14.290.67.5Terzan 3 Scorpius1238.2Terzan 4 Scorpius160.77.2Terzan 6 Scorpius13.851.46.8Terzan 8 Sagittarius12.44.4Terzan 9 Sagittarius160.27.1Terzan 10 Sagittarius14.91.55.8Terzan 11 Sagittarius15.6316.9Teutsch 76 CarinaN/AN/A13.2CandidateTonantzintla 2 Scorpius12.242.28.2UKS 1 Sagittarius17.2927.8VVV CL002 OphiuchusN/AN/A8.6VVV CL003 OphiuchusN/AN/A13.2Possibly an open cluster, or a distant Galactic globular clusterVVV CL110 ScorpiusN/A611.2Candidate, possibly an open clusterVVV CL119 Scorpius4.811.3CandidateVVV CL128 ScorpiusN/A611.4Candidate, possibly an open clusterVVV CL131 ScorpiusN/A69VVV CL143 ScorpiusN/A68.9VVV CL150 SagittariusN/A68.1Candidate, possibly an open clusterVVV CL153 Sagittarius3.610CandidateVVV CL154 Sagittarius68.9Candidate

Local Group

+ Globular clusters of the Local GroupIdentifierImageEpoch J2000ApparentMagnitudeDiameter()GalaxyRight ascensionDeclinationM54 7.6012Sag DEGArp 2 12.302.3Sag DEGTerzan 7 12.001.2Sag DEGTerzan 8 12.403.50Sag DEGPalomar 12 11.992.9Sag DEGWhiting 1 15.031.2Sag DEGNGC 146611.41.9LMCNGC 1754 12.03.3LMCNGC 1783 10.935.3LMCNGC 1806 10.62.1LMCNGC 1818 9.73.4LMCNGC 1835 10.65.6LMCNGC 184114.12.4LMCNGC 1846 11.53.8LMCNGC 1854 10.42.3LMCNGC 1866 9.735.5LMCNGC 1868 11.63.9LMCNGC 2005 11.61.6LMCReticulum globular cluster 12.75LMCSMASH 1 N/AN/ALMCYMCA 1N/AN/ALMC?NGC 121 11.243.1SMCEridanus III N/AN/ASMC?DES 1 N/AN/ASMC?Muñoz 1 N/AN/AUrsa Minor DwarfNGC 1049 (Fornax 3) 12.90.40Fornax DwarfFornax 1N/AN/AN/AN/AFornax DwarfFornax 2N/AN/AN/AN/AFornax DwarfFornax 4N/AN/AN/AN/AFornax DwarfFornax 5N/AN/AN/AN/AFornax DwarfFornax 6N/AN/AN/AN/AFornax Dwarf Hodge IVN/AN/AN/AN/ANGC 147 SD-10N/AN/AN/AN/ANGC 147 AndI-GC1N/AN/AN/AN/AAndromeda IMayall II (Andromeda's Cluster) 13.70.17AndromedaG76N/AN/AN/AN/AAndromeda037-B327N/AN/AN/AN/AAndromeda GALEXASC J003819.45+414713.7 0.033Andromeda? Hubble IN/AN/AN/AN/AMessier 110 Hubble IIN/AN/AN/AN/AMessier 110 Hubble IVN/AN/AN/AN/AMessier 110 PGC 910901 N/AN/AWLM Globular cluster in Sextans B10:00:02.926 +05:19:31.56N/AN/ASextans B

See also Lists of astronomical objects

References

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 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.

Catalog of Variable Stars in Galactic Globular Clusters, Christine Clement, University of Toronto.