List of globular clusters

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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. The two are not physically located close to each other; this is a line-of-sight coincidence. Globular Cluster VVV CL001.jpg
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. The two are not physically located close to each other; this is a line-of-sight coincidence.

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

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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 17h 45m 40.04s, 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.

Known and candidate Milky Way globular clusters [3]
Identifier Epoch J2000 Constellation Apparent
Magnitude
Diameter
()
Distance (kpc) Notes and references
Right ascension Declination
FSR 9 18h 28m 30.6s−31° 54 24Sagittarius7.26.9 [4]
FSR 19 17h 35m 38.4s−21° 04 12 Ophiuchus N/Aunknown7.2 [5]
FSR 25 17h 41m 43.2s−19° 34 16 Ophiuchus N/Aunknown7.0 [5]
FSR 190 20h 05m 31.3s+33° 34 09 Cygnus N/A20.410.0Candidate, [6] possibly an open cluster [7] [8]
FSR 584 02h 27m 15s+61° 37 28 Cassiopeia N/A61.4Possibly an open cluster [9]
FSR 1716 (VVV CL005)16h 10m 30.0s−53° 44 56 Norma N/A37.5 [10]
FSR 1758 17h 31m 12s−39° 48 30 Scorpius <79011.5
FSR 1767 17h 35m 43.0s−36° 21 28Scorpius610.6 [4]
FSR 1775 17h 56m 05.3s−36° 33 57Scorpius68.9 [4]
FSR 1776 (Minniti 23)17h 54m 14.40s−36° 09 08.64Scorpius7.24 [11]
Omega Centauri 13h 26m 47.24s−47° 28 46.5 Centaurus 3.9554.84Visually brightest globular cluster, most massive and largest globular cluster in Milky Way
47 Tucanae 00h 24m 05.67s−72° 04 52.6 Tucana 4.09504.5
M2 21h 33m 28.01s−00° 49 23.4 Aquarius 6.471617
M3 13h 42m 11.62s+28° 22 38.2 Canes Venatici 6.191810.4
M4 16h 23m 35.36s−26° 31 32.7 Scorpius 5.63362.2
M5 15h 18m 33.51s+02° 04 54.9 Serpens 5.6521.67.5
M9 17h 19m 11.53s−18° 30 58.2 Ophiuchus 7.72127.9
M10 16h 57m 09.03s−04° 06 00.6Ophiuchus6.60204.4
M12 16h 47m 14.18s−01° 56 54.7Ophiuchus6.70165.04
M13 16h 41m 41.37s+36° 27 36.2 Hercules 5.78206.8
M14 17h 37m 36.10s−03° 14 45.3Ophiuchus7.59119.3
M15 21h 29m 58.33s+12° 10 01.1 Pegasus 6.201810.944
M19 17h 02m 37.80s−26° 16 04.7Ophiuchus6.77178.8
M22 18h 36m 23.97s−23° 54 14.5Sagittarius5.10323.2
M28 18h 24m 32.81s−24° 52 11.2Sagittarius6.7911.25.5
M30 21h 40m 22.12s−23° 10 47.5 Capricornus 7.19128.3
M53 13h 12m 55.07s+18° 10 05.4 Coma Berenices 7.611318
M55 19h 39m 59.71s−30° 57 53.1Sagittarius6.32195.4
M56 19h 16m 35.57s+30° 11 00.5 Lyra 8.278.810.1
M62 17h 01m 12.80s−30° 06 49.4Ophiuchus6.45156.8
M68 12h 39m 27.99s−26° 44 38.6 Hydra 7.841110.3
M69 18h 31m 23.10s−32° 20 53.1Sagittarius7.648.458.8
M70 18h 43m 12.76s−32° 17 31.6Sagittarius7.8789.0
M71 19h 53m 46.49s+18° 46 45.1 Sagitta 8.197.24.0
M72 20h 53m 27.80s−12° 32 13.7Aquarius9.276.616.73
M75 20h 06m 04.75s−21° 55 16.2Sagittarius8.526.820.9
M79 05h 24m 11.09s−24° 31 28.0 Lepus 7.739.612.9
M80 16h 17m 02.41s−22° 58 33.9Scorpius7.331010
M92 17h 17m 07.35s+43° 08 09.4Hercules6.44148.3
M107 16h 32m 31.86s−13° 03 13.3Ophiuchus7.93136.4
IC 1257 17h 27m 08.5s−07° 05 35Ophiuchus13.105.025.0
IC 4499 15h 00m 18.57s−82° 12 49.6 Apus 9.767.615
NGC 288 00h 52m 46.37s−26° 34 58.7 Sculptor 8.09138.8
NGC 362 01h 03m 14.26s−70° 50 55.6Tucana6.40148.5
NGC 1261 03h 12m 16.21s−55° 12 59.2 Horologium 8.296.8516.4
NGC 1851 05h 14m 06.53s−40° 02 48.8 Columba 7.141212.1
NGC 2298 06h 48m 59.41s−36° 00 19.1 Puppis 9.29510.7
NGC 2419 07h 38m 08.47s+38° 52 56.8 Lynx 10.44.684.2
NGC 2808 09h 12m 03.05s−64° 51 48.6 Carina 6.20149.6
NGC 3201 10h 17m 36.82s−46° 24 44.9 Vela 6.75205.0
NGC 4147 12h 10m 06.30s+18° 32 33.5Coma Berenices10.324.419
NGC 4372 12h 25m 45.40s−72° 39 32.7 Musca 7.2455.8
NGC 4833 12h 59m 34.46s−70° 52 32.2 Musca 6.91146.6
NGC 5053 13h 16m 27.09s+17° 42 00.5Coma Berenices9.471017.4
NGC 5286 13h 46m 26.81s−51° 22 25.7Centaurus7.341111.0
NGC 5466 14h 05m 27.29s+28° 32 04.0 Boötes 9.04915.9
NGC 5634 14h 29m 37.23s−05° 58 35.1 Virgo 9.475.525.2
NGC 5694 14h 39m 36.29s−26° 32 20.2 Hydra 10.174.335.0
NGC 5824 15h 03m 58.63s−33° 04 04.8 Lupus 9.097.232.0
NGC 5897 15h 17m 24.50s−21° 00 37.0 Libra 8.53117.4
NGC 5927 15h 28m 00.69s−50° 40 22.5 Lupus 8.0167.7
NGC 5946 15h 35m 28.52s−50° 39 34.8 Norma 9.61310.6
NGC 5986 15h 46m 03.25s−37° 47 10.6 Lupus 7.529.710.4
NGC 6101 16h 25m 48.12s−72° 12 06.9 Apus 9.16514.6
NGC 6144 16h 27m 13.86s−26° 01 24.6 Scorpius 9.017.48.9
NGC 6139 16h 27m 40.37s−38° 50 55.7Scorpius8.998.110.1
NGC 6229 16h 46m 58.84s+47° 31 39.9Hercules9.394.530.5
NGC 6235 16h 53m 25.31s−22° 10 38.8Ophiuchus9.97511.5
NGC 6256 16h 59m 32.62s−37° 07 17.0Scorpius11.294.110.3
NGC 6284 17h 04m 28.65s−24° 45 53.5Ophiuchus8.836.115.3
NGC 6287 17h 05m 09.13s−22° 42 29.6Ophiuchus9.354.99.3
NGC 6293 17h 10m 10.20s−26° 34 55.5Ophiuchus8.228.19.5
NGC 6304 17h 14m 32.25s−29° 27 43.7Ophiuchus8.2285.9
NGC 6316 17h 16m 37.30s−28° 08 24.2Ophiuchus8.435.210.4
NGC 6325 17h 17m 59.21s−23° 45 57.6Ophiuchus10.334.17.8
NGC 6342 17h 21m 10.08s−19° 35 14.4Ophiuchus9.664.28.5
NGC 6356 17h 23m 34.96s−17° 48 47.0Ophiuchus8.251015.2
NGC 6355 17h 23m 58.60s−26° 21 12.3Ophiuchus9.144.29.5
NGC 6352 17h 25m 29.11s−48° 25 19.8Ara7.9695.6
NGC 6362 17h 31m 54.99s−67° 02 54.0 Ara 7.73157.6
NGC 6366 17h 27m 44.24s−05° 04 47.5Ophiuchus9.20133.6
NGC 6380 17h 34m 28.00s−39° 04 09.0Scorpius11.313.610.9
NGC 6388 17h 36m 17.23s−44° 44 06.9Scorpius6.7210.210.0
NGC 6397 17h 40m 42.04s−53° 40 26.3Ara5.73312.4
NGC 6401 17h 38m 36.60s−23° 54 34.2Ophiuchus9.454.910.6
NGC 6426 17h 44m 54.65s+03° 10 12.5Ophiuchus11.014.220.6
NGC 6440 17h 48m 52.70s−20° 21 36.9Sagittarius9.24.48.5
NGC 6441 17h 50m 13.03s−37° 03 04.6Scorpius7.159.613.5
NGC 6453 17h 50m 51.70s−34° 35 57.0Scorpius10.087.611.6
NGC 6496 17h 59m 02.84s−44° 15 57.4Scorpius8.545.811.3
NGC 6517 18h 01m 50.52s−08° 57 31.6Ophiuchus10.23410.6
NGC 6522 18h 03m 34.02s−30° 02 02.1Sagittarius8.279.27.7
NGC 6528 18h 04m 49.64s−30° 03 21.8Sagittarius9.6057.9
NGC 6535 18h 03m 50.51s−00° 17 51.5Serpens10.473.46.7
NGC 6539 18h 04m 49.68s−07° 35 09.0Serpens9.337.97.8
NGC 6540 18h 06m 08.60s−27° 45 55.0Sagittarius9.301.55.3
NGC 6541 18h 08m 02.28s−43° 42 53.6 Corona Australis 6.30157.0
NGC 6544 18h 07m 20.58s−24° 59 50.7Sagittarius7.779.12.9
NGC 6553 18h 09m 17.60s−25° 54 31.3Sagittarius8.069.16.01
NGC 6558 18h 10m 17.80s−31° 45 50.0Sagittarius9.264.17.4
NGC 6569 18h 13m 38.80s−31° 49 36.8Sagittarius8.556.210.9
NGC 6584 18h 18m 37.60s−52° 12 56.8 Telescopium 8.276.813.6
NGC 6624 18h 23m 40.51s−30° 21 39.9Sagittarius7.878.87.91
NGC 6638 18h 30m 56.10s−25° 29 50.9Sagittarius9.027.159.4
NGC 6642 18h 31m 54.10s−23° 28 32.8Sagittarius9.135.88.1
NGC 6652 18h 35m 45.66s−32° 59 25.8Sagittarius8.62610.0
NGC 6712 18h 53m 04.30s−08° 42 22.0 Scutum 8.109.88.1
NGC 6717 18h 55m 06.04s−22° 42 04.1 Sagittarius 9.285.27.1
NGC 6723 18h 59m 33.15s−36° 37 56.1Sagittarius7.01138.7
NGC 6749 19h 05m 15.30s+01° 54 03.0 Aquila 12.4447.9
NGC 6752 19h 10m 52.11s−59° 59 02.2 Pavo 5.40294.0
NGC 6760 19h 11m 12.01s+01° 01 49.8 Aquila 8.889.67.4
NGC 6934 20h 34m 11.49s+07° 24 15.5 Delphinus 8.837.0516
NGC 7006 21h 01m 29.38s+16° 11 14.1Delphinus10.563.642
NGC 7492 23h 08m 26.63s−15° 36 41.4Aquarius11.294.226.3
2MASS-GC01 18h 08m 21.81s−19° 49 47.0Sagittarius27.743.33.6
2MASS-GC02 18h 09m 36.50s−20° 46 44Sagittarius24.601.94.9
2MASS-GC03 (FSR 1735)16h 52m 10.6s−47° 03 29Ara12.900.89.8
2MASS-GC04 (FSR 1767)17h 35m 44.8s−36° 21 42ScorpiusN/Aunknown1.5Disputed [12] [13]
Arp-Madore 1 03h 55m 02.30s−49° 36 55.0 Horologium 15.720.5123.3
Arp-Madore 4 13h 56m 21.70s−27° 10 03.0 Hydra 15.89332.2
BH 140 12h 53m 00.3s−67° 10 28Musca [14] [15]
Camargo 1102 17h 21m 44.9s−26° 32 40Ophiuchus8.2 [16] [17]
Camargo 1103 18h 06m 31.3s−25° 09 42Sagittarius5.0 [18] [17]
Camargo 1104 18h 05m 14.2s−24° 58 46Sagittarius5.4 [19] [17]
Camargo 1105 17h 36m 33.9s−28° 18 39Ophiuchus5.8 [20] [17]
Camargo 1106 17h 32m 34.3s−30° 16 48Scorpius4.5 [21] [17]
Camargo 1107 17h 36m 58.2s−30° 08 50Scorpius4.0Candidate [22] [23]
Camargo 1108 17h 46m 04.2s−30° 51 53Scorpius3.3Candidate [24] [23]
Camargo 1109 17h 47m 26.6s−26° 38 52Sagittarius4.3Candidate [25] [23]
DB 44 17h 46m 35.0s−24° 53 28Sagittarius68Candidate [4]
Djorgovski 1 17h 47m 28.30s−33° 03 56.0Scorpius13.6213.7
Djorgovski 2 18h 01m 49.1s−27° 49 33Sagittarius9.909.96.3
E 3 cluster 09h 20m 57.07s−77° 16 54.8 Chamaeleon 11.35108.1
Eridanus globular cluster 04h 24m 44.5s−21° 11 13Eridanus14.701.090.0
ESO 224-8 (BH 176)15h 39m 07.45s−50° 03 09.8 Norma 14318.9
ESO 280-SC06 18h 09m 06.0s−46° 25 23Ara12.001.521.4
ESO 393-12 17h 38m 37.6s−35° 39 02Scorpius68.2 [4]
ESO 452-SC 11 16h 39m 25.45s−28° 23 55.3Scorpius121.28.3
ESO 456-09 17h 53m 54.3s−32° 27 58Scorpius67.6 [4]
ESO 456-78 (AL 3, BH 261)18h 14m 06.60s−28° 38 06.0Sagittarius111.36.5
ESO 92-18 10h 14m 55.2s−64° 36 40Carina610.6
Ferrero 54 08h 33m 48.3s−44° 26 49Vela67.1 [6] [26]
Gaia 1 06h 45m 52.8s−16° 45 00 Canis Major 4.6Possibly an open cluster [27]
Gaia 2 01h 52m 28.8s+53° 02 24 Perseus 64.91 [27] [6] [26]
Garro 1 14h 09m 00.0s−65° 37 12Circinus15.5 [28]
GLIMPSE-C01 18h 48m 49.7s−01° 29 50Aquila22.244.2
Gran 1 17h 58m 36.61s−32° 01 10.72Norma8.8 [29]
Gran 2 17h 11m 33.6s−24° 50 56.4Ophiuchus12.5616.60 [30]
Gran 3 (Patchick 125)17h 05m 01.4s−35° 29 45.6Scorpius12.63412.02 [30] [31] [6]
Gran 4 18h 32m 27.1s−23° 06 50.4Sagittarius11.8122.49 [30]
Gran 5 17h 48m 54.7s−24° 10 12.0Sagittarius12.114.47 [30]
Haute-Provence 1 (HP 1)17h 31m 05.2s−29° 58 54Ophiuchus11.591.28.2
IC 1276 (Palomar 7)18h 10m 44.20s−07° 12 27.4Serpens10.348.05.4
Kim 1 22h 11m 41.3s+07° 01 31.8Pegasus19.8 [32]
Kim 2 (Indus I)21h 08m 49.97s−51° 09 48.6 Indus 105 [33]
Kim 3 13h 22m 45.2s−30° 36 03.6Centaurus15.14 [34]
Koposov 1 11h 59m 18.50s+12° 15 36.0 Virgo 14.2unknown48.3
Koposov 2 07h 58m 17.00s+26° 15 18.0 Gemini 17.6unknown33.7
Kronberger 49 18h 10m 23.9s−23° 20 25SagittariusN/A68.3Globular cluster, or a gap in the interstellar dust distribution similar to Baade's Window [35] [4]
Laevens 1 (Crater cluster)11h 36m 16.2s−10° 52 38.8 Crater 0.47145
Laevens 3 21h 06m 55.05s−14° 59 03.84Delphinus61.4 [36]
Liller 1 17h 33m 24.50s−33° 23 20.4Scorpius16.776.88.2
Lynga 7 16h 11m 03.65s−55° 19 04.0Norma10.182.58.0
Mercer 3 (GLIMPSE-C02)18h 18m 30.50s−16° 58 38.0Sagittariusunknownunknown5.5
Mercer 5 18h 23m 19.8s−13° 40 07ScutumN/A25.5 [37]
Minniti 118h 34m 48s−28° 42 42Sagittarius8.1Candidate [38]
Minniti 218h 30m 02s−28° 26 24Sagittarius6.6Candidate [38]
Minniti 318h 20m 23s−32° 24 30Sagittarius7Candidate [38]
Minniti 418h 15m 35s−28° 18 00Sagittarius5.3Candidate [38]
Minniti 517h 57m 06s−35° 41 24Scorpius8.5Candidate [38]
Minniti 618h 08m 22s−31° 06 18Sagittarius8.4Candidate [38]
Minniti 718h 01m 36s−33° 55 06Sagittarius6.8Candidate [38]
Minniti 818h 22m 19s−26° 37 42Sagittarius7.2Candidate [38]
Minniti 917h 10m 30s−33° 15 06Sagittarius8.5Candidate [38]
Minniti 1017h 42m 46s−37° 18 54Scorpius9.5Candidate [38]
Minniti 1117h 44m 33s−34° 43 24Scorpius5.9Candidate [38]
Minniti 1217h 42m 36s−25° 33 24Ophiuchus5.6Candidate [38]
Minniti 1317h 35m 54s−34° 59 18Scorpius6.2Candidate [38]
Minniti 1417h 43m 03s−31° 07 12Scorpius6.3Candidate [38]
Minniti 1517h 44m 13s−32° 47 24Scorpius7Candidate [38]
Minniti 1617h 21m 23s−32° 49 18Scorpius7Candidate [38]
Minniti 1718h 11m 37s−29° 32 18Sagittarius6Candidate [38]
Minniti 1817h 30m 52s−27° 16 36Ophiuchus7.9Candidate [38]
Minniti 1917h 40m 31s−33° 57 42Scorpius8.1Candidate [38]
Minniti 2017h 51m 03s−29° 50 30Sagittarius7.3Candidate [38]
Minniti 2117h 50m 41s−34° 14 24Scorpius7.6Candidate [38]
Minniti 2217h 48m 51s−33° 03 42Scorpius8.17.4 [38] [39]
Minniti 2317h 54m 14.28s−36° 09 08.64Scorpius8.4Candidate [40]
Minniti 2418h 01m 48.00s−28° 21 36.72Sagittarius7.9Candidate [40]
Minniti 2617h 44m 28.80s−34° 48 19.80Scorpius7Candidate [40]
Minniti 2817h 52m 32.28s−33° 29 59.28Scorpius10.1Candidate [40]
Minniti 2917h 52m 23.78s−32° 17 55.32Scorpius9.6Candidate [40]
Minniti 3017h 54m 03.48s−31° 18 37.44Scorpius9.9Candidate [40]
Minniti 3117h 58m 36.79s−27° 38 21.48Sagittarius9.1Candidate [40]
Minniti 3218h 06m 24.79s−29° 18 29.16SagittariusCandidate [40]
Minniti 3317h 49m 51.79s−30° 44 12.48Scorpius10.5Candidate [40]
Minniti 3417h 54m 09.79s−28° 25 51.24Sagittarius8.8Candidate [40]
Minniti 3517h 52m 07.99s−28° 25 14.16Sagittarius6.8Candidate [40]
Minniti 3717h 56m 03.48s−29° 34 50.16Sagittarius8.8Candidate [40]
Minniti 3817h 53m 44.50s−30° 01 15.24Sagittarius8.5Candidate [40]
Minniti 3917h 52m 23.50s−29° 17 40.20Sagittarius8.8Candidate [40]
Minniti 4017h 50m 42.48s−29° 36 24.48Sagittarius6.1Candidate [40]
Minniti 4117h 50m 42.48s−29° 36 24.48Sagittarius8.8Candidate [40]
Minniti 4217h 36m 37.49s−29° 02 16.44Ophiuchus10.4Candidate [40]
Minniti 48 17h 33m 18.0s−28° 00 02Ophiuchus128.4 [41]
Palomar 1 03h 33m 20.04s+79° 34 51.8 Cepheus 13.182.811.1
Palomar 2 04h 46m 05.91s+31° 22 53.4 Auriga 13.042.227.6
Palomar 3 10h 05m 31.90s+00° 04 18.0 Sextans 14.261.692.4
Palomar 4 11h 29m 16.80s+28° 58 24.9 Ursa Major 15.651.3109
Palomar 5 15h 16m 05.25s+00° 06 41.8Serpens11.758.023
Palomar 6 17h 43m 42.20s−26° 13 21.0Ophiuchus11.551.25.8
Palomar 8 18h 41m 29.90s−19° 49 33.0Sagittarius11.025.212.8
Palomar 10 19h 18m 02.10s+18° 34 18.0Sagitta13.224.05.9
Palomar 11 19h 45m 14.40s−08° 00 26.0Aquila9.8010.013.4
Palomar 13 23h 06m 44.44s+12° 46 19.2Pegasus13.470.726.0
Palomar 14 16h 11m 00.60s+14° 57 28.0Hercules14.742.274.7
Palomar 15 16h 59m 51.00s−00° 32 20.0Ophiuchus14.003.045.0
Patchick 99 18h 15m 47s−29° 48 46Sagittarius6.6 [42]
Patchick 122 09h 42m 30.7s−52° 25 41Vela3.25.6 [6] [26]
Patchick 126 17h 05m 38.6s−47° 20 32Ara1.88.6 [6]
PWM 2 (Pfleiderer 2)17h 58m 40.00s−05° 04 30.0Ophiuchusunknown2.5
Pyxis globular cluster 09h 07m 57.80s−37° 13 17.0 Pyxis 12.94.040
Riddle 15 19h 11m 08.9s+14° 49 59Aquila<218.1 [6]
RLGC 1 (Ryu 059)16h 17m 08.41s−44° 35 38.6Norma28.8 [43]
RLGC 2 (Ryu 879)18h 45m 28.17s−05° 11 33.3Scutum15.8 [43]
Ruprecht 106 12h 38m 40.20s−51° 09 01.0Centaurus10.9221.2
Sagittarius II 19h 52m 40.5s−22° 04 05Sagittarius67Possible satellite of the Sagittarius dSph [44]
Segue 3 21h 21m 31s+19° 07 02Pegasus14.91.316.9
Terzan 1 17h 35m 47.80s−30° 28 11.0Scorpius15.92.46.7
Terzan 2 17h 27m 33.10s−30° 48 08.4Scorpius14.290.67.5
Terzan 3 16h 28m 40.08s−35° 21 12.5Scorpius1238.2
Terzan 4 17h 30m 39.00s−31° 35 43.9Scorpius160.77.2
Terzan 5 17h 48m 04.80s−24° 46 45.0Sagittarius13.852.45.9
Terzan 6 17h 50m 46.38s−31° 16 31.4Scorpius13.851.46.8
Terzan 9 18h 01m 38.80s−26° 50 23.0Sagittarius160.27.1
Terzan 10 18h 03m 36.40s−26° 04 21.0Sagittarius14.91.55.8
Terzan 11 18h 12m 15.80s−22° 44 31.0Sagittarius15.6316.9
Tonantzintla 2 17h 36m 10.50s−38° 33 12.0Scorpius12.242.28.2
UKS 1 17h 54m 27.20s−24° 08 43.0Sagittarius17.2927.8
Willman 1 10h 49m 24.00s+51° 03 00.0Ursa Major15.31.7545
VVV CL001 17h 54m 42.5s−24° 00 53SagittariusN/AN/A8.23 [2]
VVV CL002 17h 41m 06.30s−28° 50 42.3OphiuchusN/AN/A8.6 [45] [46]
VVV CL003 17h 38m 54.56s−29° 54 25.3OphiuchusN/AN/A13.2Possibly an open cluster, [47] or a distant Galactic globular cluster [46]
VVV CL110 17h 22m 47.0s−34° 41 17ScorpiusN/A611.2Candidate, [4] possibly an open cluster [48]
VVV CL119 17h 30m 46.0s−32° 39 05Scorpius4.811.3Candidate [4]
VVV CL128 17h 39m 59.0s−32° 26 27ScorpiusN/A611.4Candidate, [4] possibly an open cluster [48]
VVV CL131 17h 41m 17.0s−34° 34 02ScorpiusN/A69 [4]
VVV CL143 17h 44m 36.0s−33° 44 18ScorpiusN/A68.9 [4]
VVV CL150 17h 50m 41.0s−25° 13 06SagittariusN/A68.1Candidate, [4] possibly an open cluster [48]
VVV CL153 17h 53m 32.0s−25° 22 56Sagittarius3.610Candidate [4]
VVV CL154 17h 55m 08.0s−28° 06 01Sagittarius68.9Candidate [4]
VVV CL160 18h 06m 57.0s−20° 00 40Sagittarius66.8 [4]
Balbinot 1 22h 10m 42.82s+14° 56 49.0Pegasus16.317.8531.9 [49]

Local Group

Globular clusters of the Local Group [3]
Identifier Epoch J2000 Apparent
Magnitude
Diameter
()
Galaxy
Right ascension Declination
M54 18h 55m 03.33s−30° 28 47.57.6012 Sag DEG
Arp 2 19h 28m 44.11s−30° 21 20.312.302.3Sag DEG
Terzan 7 19h 17m 43.92s−34° 39 27.812.001.2Sag DEG
Terzan 8 19h 41m 44.41s−33° 59 58.112.403.50Sag DEG
Palomar 12 21h 46m 38.84s−21° 15 09.411.992.9Sag DEG
Whiting 1 02h 02m 57.00s−03° 15 10.015.031.2Sag DEG
NGC 1466 03h 44m 33s−71° 40 1711.41.9 LMC
NGC 1754 04h 54m 17.9s−70° 26 3012.03.3 LMC
NGC 1783 04h 59m 08.6s−65° 59 15.810.935.3 LMC
NGC 1806 05h 02m 11.180s−67° 59 05.8910.62.1 LMC
NGC 1818 05h 04m 13.8s−66° 26 029.73.4 LMC
NGC 1835 05h 05m 05.7s−69° 24 1510.65.6 LMC
NGC 1841 [50] 04h 45m 23.0s−83° 59 4814.12.4 LMC
NGC 1846 05h 07m 34.9s−67° 27 32.511.53.8 LMC
NGC 1854 05h 09m 20.1s−68° 50 52.810.42.3 LMC
NGC 1866 05h 13m 38.920s−65° 27 52.759.735.5 LMC
NGC 1868 05h 14m 36s−63° 57 1811.63.9 LMC
Reticulum globular cluster 04h 36m 11.30s−58° 51 48.012.75 LMC
SMASH 1 06h 20m 59.9s−80° 23 44.7N/AN/A LMC [51]
YMCA 1 07h 23m 21.07s−64° 49 54.8N/AN/A LMC? [52]
NGC 121 00h 26m 48.25s−71° 32 8.411.243.1 SMC
Eridanus III 02h 22m 45.3s−52° 17 05N/AN/A SMC? [53]
DES 1 00h 33m 59.8s−49° 02 19N/AN/A SMC? [53]
Muñoz 1 15h 01m 48.02s+66° 58 07.3N/AN/A Ursa Minor Dwarf [54]
NGC 1049 (Fornax 3)02h 39m 52.5s−34° 16 0812.90.40 Fornax Dwarf
Fornax 1 N/AN/AN/AN/A Fornax Dwarf
Fornax 2 N/AN/AN/AN/A Fornax Dwarf
Fornax 4 N/AN/AN/AN/A Fornax Dwarf
Fornax 5 N/AN/AN/AN/A Fornax Dwarf
Fornax 6 N/AN/AN/AN/A Fornax Dwarf
Hodge IV N/AN/AN/AN/A NGC 147
SD-10 N/AN/AN/AN/A NGC 147
AndI-GC1 N/AN/AN/AN/A Andromeda I
Mayall II 00h 32m 46.51s+39° 34 39.713.70.17 Andromeda
G76N/AN/AN/AN/A Andromeda
037-B327 N/AN/AN/AN/A Andromeda
GALEXASC J003819.45+414713.7 00h 38m 19.5s+41° 47 15~17-180.033Andromeda?
Hubble I N/AN/AN/AN/A Messier 110
Hubble II N/AN/AN/AN/A Messier 110
Hubble IV N/AN/AN/AN/A Messier 110
PGC 910901 00h 01m 29.5s−15° 27 51N/AN/A WLM
Globular cluster in Sextans B N/AN/AN/AN/A Sextans B

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy</span> Satellite galaxy of the Milky Way

The Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy (Sgr dSph), also known as the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy, is an elliptical loop-shaped satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It contains four globular clusters in its main body, with the brightest of them—NGC 6715 (M54)—being known well before the discovery of the galaxy itself in 1994. Sgr dSph is roughly 10,000 light-years in diameter, and is currently about 70,000 light-years from Earth, travelling in a polar orbit at a distance of about 50,000 light-years from the core of the Milky Way. In its looping, spiraling path, it has passed through the plane of the Milky Way several times in the past. In 2018 the Gaia project of the European Space Agency showed that Sgr dSph had caused perturbations in a set of stars near the Milky Way's core, causing unexpected rippling movements of the stars triggered when it moved past the Milky Way between 300 and 900 million years ago.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Messier 19</span> Globular cluster in Ophiuchus

Messier 19 or M19 is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764 and added to his catalogue of comet-like objects that same year. It was resolved into individual stars by William Herschel in 1784. His son, John Herschel, described it as "a superb cluster resolvable into countless stars". The cluster is located 4.5° WSW of Theta Ophiuchi and is just visible as a fuzzy point of light using 50 mm (2.0 in) binoculars. Using a telescope with a 25.4 cm (10.0 in) aperture, the cluster shows an oval appearance with a 3 × 4 core and a 5 × 7 halo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Messier 68</span> Globular cluster in the constellation Hydra

Messier 68 is a globular cluster found in the east south-east of Hydra, away from its precisely equatorial part. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. William Herschel described it as "a beautiful cluster of stars, extremely rich, and so compressed that most of the stars are blended together". His son John noted that it was "all clearly resolved into stars of 12th magnitude, very loose and ragged at the borders".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Messier 69</span> Globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baade's Window</span> Gap in interstellar dust allowing for observation of the center of the Milky Way Galaxy

Baade's Window is an area of the sky with relatively low amounts of interstellar dust along the line of sight from Earth. This area is considered an observational "window" as the normally obscured Galactic Center of the Milky Way is visible in this direction. This makes the apparent Large Sagittarius Star Cloud visible.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4710</span> Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 5986</span> Globular cluster in the constellation Lupus

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 2391</span> Open star cluster in the constellation Vela

IC 2391 is an open cluster in the constellation Vela consisting of hot, young, blueish stars, some of which binaries and one of which is a quadruple. Persian astronomer A. a.-R. al-Sufi first described it as "a nebulous star" in c. 964. It was re-found by Abbe Lacaille and cataloged as Lac II 5.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palomar 6</span>

Palomar 6 is a loose globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus that belongs to the Milky Way galaxy. It is a member of the Palomar Globular Clusters group. It is located about 25,000 light-years away from the Sun. It formed in what would become the bulge of the Milky Way. It is similar to other old-bulge globular clusters such as Messier 62, NGC 6522, NGC 6558, and Haute-Provence 1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Terzan 5</span>

Terzan 5 is a heavily obscured globular cluster belonging to the bulge of the Milky Way galaxy. It was one of six globulars discovered by French astronomer Agop Terzan in 1968 and was initially labeled Terzan 11. The cluster was cataloged by the Two-Micron Sky Survey as IRC–20385. It is situated in the Sagittarius constellation in the direction of the Milky Way's center. Terzan 5 probably follows an unknown complicated orbit around the center of the galaxy, but currently it is moving towards the Sun with a speed of around 90 km/s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cygnus OB2</span> Cluster of massive and luminous stars

Cygnus OB2 is an OB association that is home to some of the most massive and most luminous stars known, including suspected Luminous blue variable Cyg OB2 #12. It also includes one of the largest known stars, NML Cygni. The region is embedded within a wider one of star formation known as Cygnus X, which is one of the most luminous objects in the sky at radio wavelengths. The region is approximately 1,570 parsecs from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 6642</span> Globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius

NGC 6642 is a globular cluster located 26,700 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Sagittarius. Many "blue stragglers" have been spotted in this globular, and it is known to be lacking in low-mass stars.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4372</span> Globular cluster in the constellation Musca

NGC 4372 is a globular cluster in the southern constellation of Musca. It is southwest of γ Muscae and west of the southern end of the Dark Doodad Nebula, a 3° thin streak of black across a southern section of the great plane of the Milky Way.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 6441</span> Globular cluster in Scorpius

NGC 6441 is a globular cluster in the southern constellation of Scorpius. It was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on May 13, 1826, who described it as "a small, well-defined rather bright nebula, about 20″ in diameter". The cluster is located 5 arc minutes east-northeast of the star G Scorpii, and is some 43,000 light-years from the Sun.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 6544</span> Globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius

NGC 6544 is a small globular cluster visible in the constellation Sagittarius. It is magnitude 7.5, diameter 1 arcminute. It is less than 1 degree southeast of Messier 8, the Lagoon Nebula.

IC 2714 is an open cluster in the constellation Carina. It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826. It is located approximately 4,000 light years away from Earth, in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm.

FSR 1758 is a large and bright but heavily obscured globular cluster belonging to the Milky Way galaxy. It is located at a distance of about 11.5 kpc from the Sun and about 3.7 kpc from the center of the galaxy. As FSR 1758 lies behind the galactic bulge, it is heavily obscured by the foreground stars and dust. It was first noticed in 2007 in 2MASS data and believed to be an open cluster, until data from the Gaia mission revealed in 2018 that it is a globular cluster.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7492</span> Globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius

NGC 7492 is a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius. It was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on September 20, 1786. It resides in the outskirts of the Milky Way, about 80,000 light-years away, more than twice the distance between the Sun and the center of the galaxy, and is a benchmark member of the outer galactic halo. The cluster is immersed in, but does not kinematically belong to, the Sagittarius Stream.

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