List of globular clusters

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]

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.

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 R.A.17^h 45^m 40.04^s, Dec. −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
Stellar Designations
Omega Centauri	13^h 26^m 45.89^s	−47° 28′ 36.7″	Centaurus	3.68	55′
47 Tucanae	00^h 24^m 05.22^s	−72° 04′ 57.9″	Tucana	3.95	50′
Messier Catalogue
M2	21^h 33^m 27.01^s	−00° 49′ 23.9″	Aquarius	6.47	16′
M3	13^h 42^m 11.23^s	28° 22′ 31.6″	Canes Venatici	6.19	18′
M4	16^h 23^m 35.41^s	−26° 31′ 31.9″	Scorpius	5.63	36′
M5	15^h 18^m 33.75^s	02° 05′ 57.7″	Serpens	5.65	23′
M9	17^h 19^m 11.78^s	−18° 30′ 58.5″	Ophiuchus	7.72	12′
M10	16^h 57^m 08.99^s	−04° 05′ 57.6″	Ophiuchus	6.60	20′
M12	16^h 47^m 14.52^s	−01° 56′ 52.1″	Ophiuchus	6.70	16′
M13	16^h 41^m 41.44^s	36° 27′ 36.9″	Hercules	5.78	20′
M14	17^h 37^m 36.15^s	−03° 14′ 45.3″	Ophiuchus	7.59	11′
M15	21^h 29^m 58.38^s	12° 10′ 00.6″	Pegasus	6.20	18′
M19	17^h 02^m 37.69^s	−26° 16′ 04.6″	Ophiuchus	6.77	17′
M22	18^h 36^m 24.20^s	−23° 54′ 12.3″	Sagittarius	5.10	32′
M28	18^h 24^m 32.89^s	−24° 52′ 11.4″	Sagittarius	6.79	11.2′
M30	21^h 40^m 22.03^s	−23° 10′ 44.6″	Capricornus	7.19	12′
M53	13^h 12^m 55.23^s	18° 10′ 08.8″	Coma Berenices	7.61	13′
M55	19^h 39^m 59.40^s	−30° 57′ 43.5″	Sagittarius	6.32	19′
M56	19^h 16^m 35.50^s	30° 11′ 04.2″	Lyra	8.27	8.8′
M62	17^h 01^m 12.60^s	−30° 06′ 44.5″	Ophiuchus	6.45	15′
M68	12^h 39^m 28.01^s	−26° 44′ 34.9″	Hydra	7.84	11′
M69	18^h 31^m 23.23^s	−32° 20′ 52.7″	Sagittarius	7.64	9.8′
M70	18^h 43^m 12.64^s	−32° 17′ 60.0″	Sagittarius	7.87	8′
M71	19^h 53^m 46.11^s	18° 46′ 42.3″	Sagitta	8.19	7.2′
M72	20^h 53^m 27.91^s	−12° 32′ 13.4″	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 10.59^s	−24° 31′ 27.3″	Lepus	7.73	9.6′
M80	16^h 17^m 02.51^s	−22° 58′ 30.4″	Scorpius	7.33	10′
M92	17^h 17^m 07.27^s	43° 08′ 11.5″	Hercules	6.44	14′
M107	16^h 32^m 31.91^s	−13° 03′ 13.1″	Ophiuchus	7.93	13′
New General Catalogue
NGC 288	00^h 52^m 45.3^s	−26° 34′ 43″	Sculptor	8.09	13′
NGC 362	01^h 03^m 14.27^s	−70° 50′ 53.6″	Tucana	6.40	14′
NGC 1261	03^h 12^m 15.35^s	−55° 13′ 00.5″	Horologium	8.29	6.6′
NGC 1851	05^h 14^m 06.31^s	−40° 02′ 50.2″	Columba	7.14	12′
NGC 2298	06^h 48^m 59.20^s	−36° 00′ 19.2″	Puppis	9.29	5′
NGC 2419	07^h 38^m 08.51^s	38° 52′ 54.9″	Lynx	10.41	4.6′
NGC 2808	09^h 12^m 02.57^s	−64° 51′ 46.2″	Carina	6.20	14′
NGC 3201	10^h 17^m 36.76^s	−46° 24′ 40.4″	Vela	6.75	20′
NGC 4147	12^h 10^m 06.2^s	18° 32′ 31″	Coma Berenices	10.32	4.4′
NGC 4372	12^h 25^m 45.43^s	−72° 39′ 32.8″	Musca	7.24	5′
NGC 4833	12^h 59^m 34.98^s	−70° 52′ 28.6″	Musca	6.91	14′
NGC 5053	13^h 16^m 26.98^s	17° 41′ 51.9″	Coma Berenices	9.47	10′
NGC 5286	13^h 46^m 26.58^s	−51° 22′ 24.5″	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 36.5^s	−26° 32′ 18″	Hydra	10.17	4.3′
NGC 5824	15^h 03^m 58.6^s	–33° 04′ 07″	Lupus	9.09	6.2′
NGC 5897	15^h 17^m 24.5^s	–21° 00′ 37″	Libra	8.53	11′
NGC 5927	15^h 28^m 00.69^s	–50° 40′ 22.9″	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^s	–37° 47′ 11.1″	Lupus	7.52	9.6′
NGC 6101	16^h 25^m 48.12^s	–72° 12′ 07.9″	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′ 55.5″	Scorpius	8.99	8.2′
NGC 6229	16^h 46^m 58.79^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″	Scorpio	11.29	4.1′
NGC 6284	17^h 04^m 28.51^s	−24° 45′ 53.5″	Ophiuchus	8.83	6.2′\
NGC 6287	17^h 05^m 09.13^s	−22° 42′ 30.1″	Ophiuchus	9.35	4.8′
NGC 6293	17^h 10^m 10.20^s	−26° 34′ 55.5″	Ophiuchus	8.22	8.2′
NGC 6304	17^h 14^m 32.25^s	−29° 27′ 43.3″	Ophiuchus	8.22	8′
NGC 6316	17^h 16^m 37.30^s	−28° 08′ 24.4″	Ophiuchus	8.43	5.4′
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′ 14.7″	Ophiuchus	9.66	4.4′
NGC 6356	17^h 23^m 34.93^s	−17° 48′ 46.9″	Ophiuchus	8.25	10′
NGC 6355	17^h 23^m 58.59^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″	Ara	7.73	15′
NGC 6366	17^h 27^m 44.24^s	−5° 4′ 47.5″	Ophiuchus	9.20	13′
NGC 6380	17^h 34^m 28.0^s	−39° 04′ 09″	Scorpius	11.31	3.6′
NGC 6388	17^h 36^m 17.23^s	−44° 44′ 07.8″	Scorpius	6.72	10.4′
NGC 6397	17^h 40^m 41.36^s	−53° 40′ 25.3″	Ara	5.73	31′
NGC 6401	17^h 38^m 36.60^s	−23° 54′ 34.2″	Ophiuchus	9.45	4.8′
NGC 6426	17^h 44^m 54.65^s	3° 10′ 12.5″	Ophiuchus	11.01	4.2′
NGC 6440	17^h 48^m 52.70^s	−20° 21′ 36.9″	Scorpius	9.2	4.4′
NGC 6441	17^h 50^m 13.06^s	−37° 03′ 05.2″	Scorpius	7.15	9.6′
NGC 6453	17^h 50^m 51.77^s	−34° 35′ 55.1″	Scorpius	10.20	3.5′
NGC 6496	17^h 59^m 03.68^s	−44° 15′ 57.4″	Scorpius	8.54	5.3′
NGC 6517	18^h 01^m 50.38^s	−08° 57′ 34.4″	Ophiuchus	10.1	4′
NGC 6522	18^h 03^m 34.08^s	−30° 02′ 02.3″	Sagittarius	8.27	16.4′
NGC 6528	18^h 04^m 49.61^s	−30° 03′ 20.8″	Sagittarius	9.60	16.6′
NGC 6535	18^h 03^m 50.51^s	−00° 17′ 51.5″	Serpens	9.30	1.3′
NGC 6539	18^h 04^m 49.68^s	−07° 35′ 09.1″	Serpens	9.6	7.9′
NGC 6540	18^h 06^m 08.60^s	−27° 45′ 55.0″	Sagittarius	9.30	9.5′
NGC 6541	18^h 08^m 02.36^s	−43° 42′ 53.6″	Corona Australis	6.30	15′
NGC 6544	18^h 07^m 20.58^s	−24° 59′ 50.4″	Sagittarius	21.01	8.4′
NGC 6553	18^h 09^m 17.60^s	−25° 54′ 31.3″	Sagittarius	8.06	9.2′
NGC 6558	18^h 10^m 17.60^s	−31° 45′ 50.0″	Sagittarius	9.26	4.2′
NGC 6569	18^h 13^m 38.80^s	−31° 49′ 36.8″	Sagittarius	8.55	6.4′
NGC 6584	18^h 18^m 37.60^s	−52° 12′ 56.8″	Telescopium	8.27	6.6′
NGC 6624	18^h 23^m 40.51^s	−30° 21′ 39.7″	Sagittarius	7.87	8.8′
NGC 6638	18^h 30^m 56.10^s	−25° 29′ 50.9″	Sagittarius	9.02	7.3′
NGC 6642	18^h 31^m 54.10^s	−23° 28′ 30.7″	Sagittarius	9.13	5.8′
NGC 6652	18^h 35^m 45.63^s	−32° 59′ 26.6″	Sagittarius	8.62	6′
NGC 6712	18^h 53^m 04.32^s	−08° 42′ 21.5″	Scutum	8.10	9.8′
NGC 6717	18^h 55^m 06.04^s	−22° 42′ 05.3″	Sagittarius	9.28	5.4′
NGC 6723	18^h 59^m 33.15^s	−36° 37′ 56.1″	Sagittarius	7.01	13′
NGC 6749	19^h 05^m 15.3^s	01° 54′ 03″	Aquila	12.44	4′
NGC 6752	19^h 10^m 51.8^s	−59° 58′ 54.7″	Pavo	5.40	29′
NGC 6760	19^h 11^m 12.01^s	01° 01′ 49.7″	Aquila	8.88	9.6′
NGC 6934	20^h 34^m 11.5^s	7° 24′ 14.9″	Delphinus	8.83	7.1′
NGC 7006	21^h 01^m 29.3^s	16° 11′ 15.1″	Delphinus	10.56	3.6′
Other
Arp-Madore 1	03^h 55^m 02.7^s	−49° 36′ 52.0″	Horologium	unknown	1.3′
Koposov 1	11^h 59^m 18.05^s	12° 15′ 36.0″	Virgo	14.2	unknown
Koposov 2	07^h 58^m 17.0^s	26° 15′ 18.0″	Gemini	17.6	unknown
Laevens 1	11^h 36^m 16.2^s	−10° 52′ 38.8″	Crater		28″
Liller 1	17^h 33^m 24.5^s	−33° 23′ 20″	Sagittarius		22″
Mercer 3	18^h 18^m 30^s	−16° 58′ 36″	Scutum	not visible	1.3′
Palomar 1	03^h 33^m 20.0^s	79° 34′ 52″	Cepheus	13.18	2.8′
Palomar 2	04^h 46^m 05.9^s	31° 22′ 53″	Auriga
Segue 3	21^h 21^m 31^s	19° 07′ 02″	Pegasus	14.9	1.3′
Terzan 5	17^h 48^m 05^s	–24° 45′ 48″	Sagittarius	13.85	2.4′

Local Group

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Identifier	Epoch J2000		Apparent Magnitude	Diameter	Galaxy
	Right ascension	Declination
M54	18^h 55^m 03.28^s	−30° 28′ 42.6″	7.60	12′	Sag DEG
Arp 2	16^h 16^m 18.33^s	47° 02′ 44.7″	12.30	2.3	Sag DEG
Terzan 7	16^h 16^m 18.33^s	47° 02′ 44.7″	12.00	1.2′	Sag DEG
Terzan 8	19^h 41^m 45.00^s	−34° 00′ 01.0″	12.40	3.50	Sag DEG
Palomar 12	21^h 46^m 38.8^s	−21° 15′ 03″	11.99	2.9′	Sag DEG
Whiting 1	02^h 02.9^m	−03° 15′	15.03	1.2	Sag DEG
NGC 1818	05^h 04^m 13.8^s	−66° 26′ 02″	9.7	3′.4	LMC
NGC 121	00^h 26^m 48.25^s	−71° 32′ 8.4″	11.24	3.1	SMC
NGC 1049	02^h 39^m 52.5^s	−34° 16′ 08″	12.9	24"	Fornax Dwarf
Mayall II	00^h 32^m 46.51^s	39° 34′ 39.7″	13.7	10"	Andromeda
GALEXASC J003819.45+414713.7	00^h 38^m 19.5^s	41° 47′ 15″	~17-18	2"	Andromeda?

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.

External links

• LMC Clusters database, University of Cambridge.
• VizieR VII/202 - Globular Clusters in the Milky Way (Harris, 1997)
• Galactic Globular Clusters Database, from Marco Castellani (Astronomical Observatory of Rome, Italy)