Globular Clusters in the Fornax Dwarf

The following globular clusters have been found in the Fornax Dwarf galaxy:

Globular Cluster     Con     RA (2000.0)  Dec     m_v  B*   HB   dim  Cl
                                                                                     
Fornax 1, Hodge 1    For  02:37:02.0  -34:11:00  15.6 18.3 21.3  0.9
Fornax 2, Hodge 2    For  02:38:44.0  -34:48:36  13.5 19.0 21.3  0.8
NGC 1049, Hodge 3    For  02:39:48.0  -34:15:24  12.6 18.4 21.3  0.8
Fornax 4, Hodge 4    For  02:40:07.7  -34:32:10  13.6 18.3 21.3  0.9   4
Fornax 5, Hodge 5    For  02:42:21.0  -34:06:12  13.4 18.3 21.3  1.7   3
Fornax 6             For  02:40:06.8  -34:25:14                  0.6

Data from the second edition of the Deep Sky Field Guide to Uranometria 2000.0, by Murray Cragin and Emil Bonnano, William Bell, Inc., 2001.

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