Milky Way Globular Clusters Data from Uranometria 2000 (second edition)
Globular Cluster U2k2 Con RA (2000.0) Dec m_v B* HB dim Cl Remarks
NGC 104, 47 Tuc 204 Tuc 00:24:05.2 -72:04:51 4.0 11.7 14.1 50.0 3 47 Tucanae
NGC 288 158 Scl 00:52:47.5 -26:35:24 8.1 12.6 15.3 13.0 10
NGC 362 204 Tuc 01:03:14.3 -70:50:54 6.8 12.7 15.4 14.0 3
NGC 1261 202 Hor 03:12:15.3 -55:13:01 8.3 13.5 16.8 6.8 2
Palomar 1 7 Cep 03:33:20.8 +79:34:57 13.6 16.3 2.8 12
AM 1, E 1 190 Hor 03:55:02.7 -49:36:52 15.8 18.2 20.9 0.5
Eridanus Glob. Cl. 156 Eri 04:24:44.5 -21:11:13 14.7 17.6 20.4 1.0
Palomar 2 59 Aur 04:46:05.9 +31:22:51 13.0 18.8 21.7 2.2 9
NGC 1851 173,189 Col 05:14:06.3 -40:02:50 7.1 13.2 16.1 12.0 2
M 79, NGC 1904 155 Lep 05:24:10.6 -24:31:27 7.7 13.1 16.2 9.6 5 = M79.
NGC 2298 172 Pup 06:48:59.2 -36:00:19 9.3 13.4 16.2 5.0 6
NGC 2419 57 Lyn 07:38:08.5 +38:52:55 10.3 17.3 20.2 4.6 2 Intergalactic Wanderer. Shapley originally named this the Intergalactic Tramp. Probably the most distant of the Milky Way's globular star clusters.
Pyxis Glob. Cl. 170 Pyx 09:07:57.8 -37:13:17 12.9 15.2 18.7 4.0
NGC 2808 210 Car 09:12:02.6 -64:51:47 6.2 13.5 16.2 14.0 1
E 3 218 Cha 09:20:59.3 -77:16:57 11.3 10:
Palomar 3, Sex C 113 Sex 10:05:31.4 +00:04:17 13.9 18.0 20.5 1.6 12
NGC 3201 186 Vel 10:17:36.8 -46:24:40 6.9 11.7 14.8 20.0 10
Palomar 4, UMa dw 72 UMa 11:29:16.8 +28:58:25 14.2 18.0 20.8 1.3 12
NGC 4147 72 Com 12:10:06.2 +18:32:31 10.4 14.5 16.9 4.4 6
NGC 4372 209 Mus 12:25:45.4 -72:39:33 7.2 12.2 15.6 5.0 12
Rup 106 184,198 Cen 12:38:40.2 -51:09:01 10.9 14.8 17.8 2.0
M 68, NGC 4590 149,150 Hya 12:39:28.0 -26:44:34 7.3 12.6 15.6 11.0 10 M68.
NGC 4833 209 Mus 12:59:35.0 -70:52:29 8.4 12.4 15.5 14.0 8
M 53, NGC 5024 71 Com 13:12:55.3 +18:10:09 7.7 13.8 16.9 13.0 5 = M53.
NGC 5053 71,90 Com 13:16:27.0 +17:41:53 9.0 13.8 16.7 10.0 11
NGC 5139, Omega Cen 184 Cen 13:26:45.9 -47:28:37 3.9 11.5 14.5 55.0 8
M 3, NGC 5272 71 CVn 13:42:11.2 +28:22:32 6.3 12.7 15.6 18.0 6 = M3.
NGC 5286 183,197 Cen 13:46:26.5 -51:22:24 7.4 13.5 16.5 11.0 5
AM 4 148,149 Hya 13:56:21.0 -27:09:42 15.9 20.5 3.0
NGC 5466 70 Boo 14:05:27.3 +28:32:04 9.2 13.8 16.6 9.0 12
NGC 5634 109,129 Vir 14:29:37.3 -05:58:35 9.5 17.8 5.5 4
NGC 5694 148 Hya 14:39:36.5 -26:32:18 10.2 15.5 18.5 4.3 7
IC 4499 216 Aps 15:00:18.5 -82:12:49 10.1 14.6 17.7 8.0
NGC 5824 166 Lup 15:03:58.5 -33:04:04 9.1 15.5 18.5 7.4 1
Palomar 5, Ser dw 108 Ser 15:16:05.3 -00:07:14 11.8 15.5 17.4 8.0 12
NGC 5897 147,148 Lib 15:17:24.5 -21:00:37 8.4 13.3 16.3 11.0 11
M 5, NGC 5904 108 Ser 15:18:33.8 +02:04:58 5.7 12.2 15.0 23.0 5 = M5. Slightly oval in shape, NE-SW.
NGC 5927 182 Lup 15:28:00.5 -50:40:22 8.0 14.5 16.6 6.0 8
NGC 5946 182 Nor 15:35:28.5 -50:39:34 8.4 17.2 3.0 9
BH 176 (vdB-Ha 176) 182 Nor 15:39:07.3 -50:03:02 14.0 3.0
NGC 5986 165 Lup 15:46:03.5 -37:47:10 7.6 13.2 16.5 9.6 7
Palomar 14, AvdB 87,88 Her 16:11:00.3 +14:57:49 14.7 17.6 20.0 2.5
Lynga 7 196 Nor 16:11:03.0 -55:18:52 2.2
M 80, NGC 6093 147 Sco 16:17:02.5 -22:58:30 7.3 12.5 16.2 10.0 2 = M80.
M 4, NGC 6121 147 Sco 16:23:35.5 -26:31:31 5.4 10.8 13.4 36.0 9 = M4. A band of slightly more luminous stars which bisects the cluster in a roughly N-S direction, may be visible to visual observers.
NGC 6101 207 Aps 16:25:48.6 -72:12:06 9.2 13.5 16.6 5.0 10
NGC 6144 147 Sco 16:27:14.1 -26:01:29 9.0 13.4 16.5 7.4 11
NGC 6139 165 Sco 16:27:40.4 -38:50:56 9.1 15.0 17.9 8.2 2
Terzan 3 165 Sco 16:28:40.1 -35:21:13 12.0 15.0 17.3 3.0
M 107, NGC 6171 127 Oph 16:32:31.9 -13:03:13 7.8 13.0 15.6 13.0 10 = M107.
ESO 452-11 146,147 Sco 16:39:25.0 -28:23:54 12.0 1.2
M 13, NGC 6205 50,51 Her 16:41:41.5 +36:27:37 5.8 11.9 15.0 20.0 5 = M13, Great Hercules Cluster. The galaxy IC 4617, mag about 15v and 1'.1x0'.4 in PA 29deg lies nearly 15' NNE. It can be found nearly midway between the cluster and the galaxy NGC 6207, slightly west of the line between them.
NGC 6229 34,35 Her 16:46:58.9 +47:31:40 9.4 15.5 18.0 4.5 4
M 12, NGC 6218 107 Oph 16:47:14.5 -01:56:52 6.1 12.0 14.7 16.0 9 = M12.
NGC 6235 146 Oph 16:53:25.4 -22:10:38 8.9 14.0 16.7 5.0 10
M 10, NGC 6254 107 Oph 16:57:08.9 -04:05:58 6.6 12.0 15.1 20.0 7 = M10.
NGC 6256 164 Sco 16:59:32.6 -37:07:17 11.3 15.3 18.2 4.1
Palomar 15 107 Oph 16:59:50.7 -00:31:59 14.2 17.1 19.9 3.0
M 62, NGC 6266 164 Oph 17:01:12.6 -30:06:44 6.4 13.2 16.3 15.0 4 = M62.
M 19, NGC 6273 146 Oph 17:02:37.7 -26:16:05 6.8 14.0 17.0 17.0 8 = M19.
NGC 6284 146 Oph 17:04:28.8 -24:45:53 8.9 16.6 6.2 9
NGC 6287 146 Oph 17:05:09.4 -22:42:29 9.3 14.5 17.1 4.8 7
NGC 6293 146 Oph 17:10:10.4 -26:34:54 8.3 14.3 16.5 8.2 4
NGC 6304 146,164 Oph 17:14:32.5 -29:27:44 8.3 14.5 16.2 8.0 6
NGC 6316 146 Oph 17:16:37.4 -28:08:24 8.1 15.0 17.8 5.4 3
M 92, NGC 6341 34 Her 17:17:07.3 +43:08:11 6.5 12.1 15.2 14.0 4 = M92.
NGC 6325 146 Oph 17:17:59.2 -23:45:57 10.2 14.7 17.3 4.1 4
M 9, NGC 6333 146 Oph 17:19:11.8 -18:30:59 7.8 13.5 16.2 12.0 8 = M9.
NGC 6342 146 Oph 17:21:10.2 -19:35:14 9.5 15.0 16.9 4.4 4
NGC 6356 126,127+ Oph 17:23:35.0 -17:48:47 8.2 15.1 17.7 10.0 2 +146
NGC 6355 146 Oph 17:23:58.6 -26:21:13 8.6 17.2 4.2
NGC 6352 181 Ara 17:25:29.2 -48:25:22 7.8 13.4 15.2 9.0 11
IC 1257 126,127 Oph 17:27:08.0 -07:05:36 13.1 17.5 19.8 5.0
Terzan 2, HP 3 164 Sco 17:27:33.4 -30:48:08 14.3 19.8 0.6 9
NGC 6366 106,107+ Oph 17:27:44.3 -05:04:36 9.5 13.6 15.7 13.0 11 +126,127
Terzan 4, HP 4 164 Sco 17:30:38.9 -31:35:44 16.0 21.6 0.7
HP 1, BH 229 146,164 Oph 17:31:05.2 -29:58:54 12.5 16.0 18.6 1.2
NGC 6362 207 Ara 17:31:54.8 -67:02:53 8.1 12.7 15.3 15.0 10
Liller 1 164 Sco 17:33:24.5 -33:23:20 15.8
NGC 6380, Ton 1 164 Sco 17:34:28.0 -39:04:09 11.5 17.0 19.5 3.6
Terzan 1, HP 2 164 Sco 17:35:47.8 -30:28:11 15.9 18.5 21.4 2.4
Ton 2, Pismis 26 164 Sco 17:36:10.5 -38:33:12 12.2 18.2 2.2
NGC 6388 181 Sco 17:36:17.0 -44:44:06 6.8 14.8 17.2 10.4 3
M 14, NGC 6402 106 Oph 17:37:36.1 -03:14:45 7.6 14.0 17.2 11.0 = M14.
NGC 6401 146 Oph 17:38:36.9 -23:54:32 7.4 15.5 18.0 4.8 8
NGC 6397 195 Ara 17:40:41.3 -53:40:25 5.3 10.0 12.9 31.0 9
Palomar 6 146 Oph 17:43:42.2 -26:13:21 11.6 19.1 1.2 11
NGC 6426 106 Oph 17:44:54.7 +03:10:13 10.9 15.2 18.1 4.2 9
Djorg 1 164 Sco 17:47:28.3 -33:03:56 13.6
Terzan 5, Terzan 11 146 Sgr 17:48:04.9 -24:48:45 13.9 20.5 22.5 2.4
NGC 6440 146 Sgr 17:48:52.6 -20:21:34 9.3 16.7 18.7 4.4 5
NGC 6441 164 Sco 17:50:12.9 -37:03:04 7.1 15.4 17.1 9.6 3
Terzan 6, HP 5 164 Sco 17:50:46.4 -31:16:31 13.9 20.5 22.3 1.4
NGC 6453 164 Sco 17:50:51.8 -34:35:55 10.2 14.3 17.5 7.6 4
UKS 1, UKS 1751-241 146 Sgr 17:54:27.2 -24:08:43 17.3 2.0
NGC 6496 181 Sco 17:59:02.0 -44:15:54 8.6 14.3 16.5 5.6 12
Terzan 9 145,146 Sgr 18:01:38.8 -26:50:23 16.0 17.2 20.3 0.2
Djorg 2, E456-SC38 145,146 Sgr 18:01:49.1 -27:49:33 9.9 9.9
NGC 6517 126 Oph 18:01:50.6 -08:57:32 10.1 16.0 18.0 4.0 4
Terzan 10 145,146 Sgr 18:02:57.0 -26:04:00 14.9 19.7 22: 1.5
NGC 6522 163,164 Sgr 18:03:34.1 -30:02:02 9.9 14.1 16.9 9.4 6
NGC 6535 106 Ser 18:03:50.7 -00:17:49 9.3 12.8 15.8 3.4 11
NGC 6528 163 Sgr 18:04:49.6 -30:03:21 9.6 15.5 17.1 5.0 5
NGC 6539 126 Ser 18:04:49.8 -07:35:09 8.9 15.9 18.3 7.9 10
NGC 6540, Djorg 3 145 Sgr 18:06:08.6 -27:45:55 14.6 1.5 Few stars similar in brightness; strong central concentration; detached; involved in nebulosity
NGC 6544 145 Sgr 18:07:20.6 -24:59:51 7.5 12.8 14.9 9.2 5
NGC 6541 181 CrA 18:08:02.2 -43:42:20 6.3 12.1 15.3 15.0 3
2MASS-GC01, Hurt 1 145 Sgr 18:08:21.8 -19:49:47 3.3
ESO 280-SC06 181 Ara 18:09:06.0 -46:25:00 1.5 OCl in U2 2000
NGC 6553 145 Sgr 18:09:17.3 -25:54:28 8.3 15.3 16.9 9.2 11
2MASS-GC02, Hurt 2 145 Sgr 18:09:36.5 -20:46:44 1.9
NGC 6558 163 Sgr 18:10:18.4 -31:45:49 8.6 16.7 4.2
IC 1276, Palomar 7 126 Ser 18:10:44.2 -07:12:27 10.3 15.7 17.7 8.0 12 Also known as Palomar 7
Terzan 12 145 Sgr 18:12:15.8 -22:44:31 16.4 18.5 20.5 1.0
NGC 6569 163 Sgr 18:13:38.9 -31:49:35 8.4 17.1 6.4 8
NGC 6584 195 Tel 18:18:37.7 -52:12:54 7.9 13.5 16.5 6.6 8
NGC 6624 163 Sgr 18:23:40.5 -30:21:40 7.6 14.0 16.1 8.8 6
M 28, NGC 6626 145 Sgr 18:24:32.9 -24:52:12 6.9 12.0 15.7 11.2 4 = M28.
NGC 6638 145 Sgr 18:30:56.2 -25:29:47 9.2 14.2 16.5 7.3 6
M 69, NGC 6637 163 Sgr 18:31:23.2 -32:20:53 7.7 13.7 15.9 9.8 5 = M69.
NGC 6642 145 Sgr 18:31:54.3 -23:28:35 8.9 16.3 5.8
NGC 6652 163 Sgr 18:35:45.7 -32:59:25 8.5 13.3 15.9 6.0 6
M 22, NGC 6656 145 Sgr 18:36:24.2 -23:54:12 5.2 10.7 14.2 32.0 7 = M22.
Palomar 8 145 Sgr 18:41:29.9 -19:49:33 10.9 15.4 17.3 5.2
M 70, NGC 6681 163 Sgr 18:43:12.7 -32:17:31 8.0 13.0 15.6 8.0 5 = M70.
NGC 6712 125 Sct 18:53:04.3 -08:42:22 8.1 13.3 16.3 9.8 9
M 54, NGC 6715 163 Sgr 18:55:03.3 -30:28:42 7.7 15.2 18.2 12.0 3 = M54.
NGC 6717, Palomar 9 145 Sgr 18:55:06.2 -22:42:03 8.4 14.0 15.6 5.4 8 Also known as Palomar 9.
NGC 6723 163 Sgr 18:59:33.2 -36:37:54 6.8 12.8 15.5 13.0 7
NGC 6749 105 Aql 19:05:15.3 +01:54:03 12.4 16.5 19.7 4.0
NGC 6752 194 Pav 19:10:51.8 -59:58:55 5.3 10.5 13.8 29.0 6
NGC 6760 105 Aql 19:11:12.1 +01:01:50 9.0 15.6 17.5 9.6 9
M 56, NGC 6779 48,49 Lyr 19:16:35.5 +30:11:05 8.4 13.2 16.3 8.8 10 = M56.
Terzan 7 162,163 Sgr 19:17:43.7 -34:39:27 12.0 15.0 17.9 1.2
Palomar 10 66,67 Sge 19:18:02.1 +18:34:18 13.2 18 19.4 4.0 12
Arp 2 162 Sgr 19:28:44.1 -30:21:14 13.0 15.5 18.2 2.3
M 55, NGC 6809 162 Sgr 19:39:59.4 -30:57:44 6.3 11.2 14.4 19.0 11 = M55.
Terzan 8 162 Sgr 19:41:45.0 -34:00:01 12.4 15.0 18.0 3.5
Palomar 11 124,125 Aql 19:45:14.4 -08:00:26 9.8 17.3 10.0 11
M 71, NGC 6838 66 Sge 19:53:46.1 +18:46:42 8.4 12.1 14.5 7.2 = M71.
M 75, NGC 6864 144 Sgr 20:06:04.8 -21:55:17 8.6 14.6 17.5 6.8 1 = M75.
NGC 6934 84 Del 20:34:11.6 +07:24:15 8.9 13.8 17.1 7.1 8
M 72, NGC 6981 124 Aqr 20:53:27.9 -12:32:13 9.2 14.2 16.9 6.6 9 = M72
NGC 7006 83,84 Del 21:01:29.5 +16:11:15 10.6 15.6 18.8 3.6 1
M 15, NGC 7078 83 Peg 21:29:58.3 +12:10:01 6.3 12.6 15.9 18.0 4 = M15. Contains the planetary nebula PN G65.0-27.3 (Pease 1)
M 2, NGC 7089 103 Aqr 21:33:27.0 -00:49:12 6.6 13.1 16.1 16.0 2 = M 2. Visual observers may be able to detect a curving dark lane in the NE sector of this cluster.
M 30, NGC 7099 143 Cap 21:40:22.0 -23:10:45 6.9 12.1 15.1 12.0 5 = M30.
Palomar 12, Cap dw 143 Cap 21:46:38.8 -21:15:03 11.7 14.6 17.1 2.9 12
Palomar 13 82 Peg 23:06:44.4 +12:46:19 13.8 17.0 17.7 0.7 12
NGC 7492 122 Aqr 23:08:26.7 -15:36:41 11.2 15.5 17.6 4.2 12
SMC Globular
NGC 121 204 Tuc 00:26:41.3 -71:31:24 1.5
LMC Globulars
NGC 1466 212 Hyi 03:44:32.4 -71:40:16 11.4 1.9
Reticulum Glob. 202 Ret 04:36:11.3 -58:51:48 14.2 1.7 [U2 2000.0 has nonsensial data]
NGC 1644 212 Dor 04:37:39.4 -66:11:58 1.6 OC? [U2 2000.0]
NGC 1651 212 Men 04:37:31.8 -70:35:07 2.5 OC? [U2 2000.0] Very faint.
NGC 1652 212 Dor 04:38:22.8 -68:40:21 9.3 1.2 OC? [U2 2000.0] Relatively faint.
NGC 1751 212 Men 04:54:11.9 -69:48:30 1.7 OC? [U2 2000.0; on border to Dor]
NGC 1754 212 Dor 04:54:18.4 -70:26:31 12.0 1.6 Quite bright; a fairly bright field star very near to SE
NGC 1783 212 Dor 04:59:08.1 -65:59:16 3 OC? [U2 2000.0]
NGC 1786 212 Dor 04:59:07.8 -67:44:40 10.9 1.6 2 There is a relatively bright field star on the NW edge and a fainter one on the SW edge
NGC 1835 [212] Dor 05:05.2 -69:24 9.8 1.2
NGC 1841 219,220 Men 04:45. -84:00 14.1 2.4
NGC 1846 212 Dor 05:07:33.9 -67:27:39 2.8 OC? [U2 2000.0] Only moderately rich; relatively small central core.
NGC 1898 212 Dor 05:16:42.0 -69:39:24 11.9
NGC 1916 212 Dor 05:17:26.7 -69:22:34 10.4 0.5 Rich in stars; slight central concentration; detached
NGC 1978 212 Dor 05:28:44.6 -66:14:08 3.8 OC? [U2 2000.0] Conspicuously oval in shape NNW-SSE; the W side appears somewhat flattened.
NGC 2005 212 Dor 05:30:10.3 -69:45:09 11.6 1.8 Relatively bright and compact; detached.
NGC 2019 212 Men 05:31:56.7 -70:09:35 10.9 1.0 Irregularly roundish image
NGC 2121 212 Men 05:48:12.1 -71:28:47 2.7 OC? [U2 2000.0] Not round; no central concentration of stars although there is a small sprinkling of brighter stars in the central area.
NGC 2210 211 Dor 06:11:31.3 -69:07:22 10.2 2.1
H60b 11 211 Dor 06:14:22.8 -69:50:50 2.5
NGC 2257 211 Dor 06:30:12.4 -64:19:34 13.5 2.2
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy Globulars
Fornax 1, Hodge 1 175 For 02:37:02.0 -34:11:00 15.6 18.3 21.3 0.9
Fornax 2, Hodge 2 175 For 02:38:44.0 -34:48:36 13.5 19.0 21.3 0.8
NGC 1049, Hodge 3 175 For 02:39:48.0 -34:15:24 12.6 18.4 21.3 0.8
Fornax 4, Hodge 4 175 For 02:40:07.7 -34:32:10 13.6 18.3 21.3 0.9 4
Fornax 5, Hodge 5 175 For 02:42:21.0 -34:06:12 13.4 18.3 21.3 1.7 3
Fornax 6 175 For 02:40:06.8 -34:25:14 0.6
Other and Former Globular Cluster Candidates
NGC 2158 76 Gem 06:07:26.0 +24:05:48 8.6 15.0 5.0 OC
AM-2 171 Pup 07:38:44.0 -33:50:24 16.3 3 OC. An old OC, rather than a GC.
UKS 2, UKS0923-54.5 [199] Vel 09:24.6 -54:43
Russ, Shak, SAHB [ 38,55] UMa 10:54.8 +40:28
ESO 093-SC?08 209 Mus 11:19:42.0 -65:13:00 ast
SSWZ 94 4 209 Cru 12:14:04.6 -63:35:37 1.0 GC in U2 2000.0
TJ 5 [146] Oph 17:11:15 -27:11.6
TJ 16, TBJ 2 [146] Oph 17:18:29 -27:46.5
TJ 15 [146] Oph 17:18:31 -26:17.9
TJ 17, TBJ 1 [146] Oph 17:18:41 -27:50.2
Bica 1 [146] Oph 17:24.9 -24:18
Grindlay 1 [164] Sco 17:32.0 -33:50
TJ 23 [164] Sco 17:45:11 -32:46.3
Pavo Cluster [195] Pav 17:50.2 -60:46 15.1 0.5
PWM78 2 106,126 Oph 17:58:39.4 -05:04:21 2.0 GC in U2 2000.0
Kodaira 1 [126] Ser 18:12:26.7 -12:04:12
NGC 6684 206 Pav 18:48:57.9 -65:10:31 10.4 4.6 Barred spiral galaxy, type (R')SB(s)00
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