List of globular clusters

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

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
Identifier	Right ascension	Declination	Constellation	Apparent Magnitude	Diameter
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 6229	16^h 46^m 58.79^s	47° 31′ 39.9″	Hercules	9.39	4.5′
NGC 6356	17^h 23^m 34.93^s	−17° 48′ 46.9″	Ophiuchus	8.25	10′
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 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 6441	17^h 50^m 13.06^s	−37° 03′ 05.2″	Scorpius	7.15	9.6′
NGC 6541	18^h 08^m 02.36^s	−43° 42′ 53.6″	Corona Australis	6.30	15′
NGC 6553	18^h 09^m 17.60^s	−25° 54′ 31.3″	Sagittarius	8.06	9.2′
NGC 6712	18^h 53^m 04.32^s	−08° 42′ 21.5″	Aquila	8.10	9.8′
NGC 6723	18^h 59^m 33.15^s	−36° 37′ 56.1″	Sagittarius	7.01	13′
NGC 6752	19^h 10^m 51.8^s	−59° 58′ 54.7″	Pavo	5.40	29′
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
Terzan 5	17^h 48^m 05^s	–24° 45′ 48″	Sagittarius	13.85	2.4′
Segue 3	21^h 21^m 31^s	19° 07′ 02″	Pegasus	14.9	1.3′
Mercer 3	18^h 18^m 30^s	−16° 58′ 36″	Scutum	not visible	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
Arp-Madore 1	03^h 55^m 02.7^s	−49° 36′ 52.0″	Horologium	unknown	1.3′

Local Group

Identifier	Epoch J2000		Apparent Magnitude	Diameter	Galaxy
Identifier	Right ascension	Declination	Apparent Magnitude	Diameter	Galaxy
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 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

^ "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". Astrophysical Journal. 112: 1487. Bibcode:1996AJ....112.1487H. doi:10.1086/118116.[1]

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)

[eso1141-1] "VISTA view of the newly discovered globular cluster VVV CL001 and its brighter companion". ESO Photo Release. ESO. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

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