Discovery Table of the Milky Way Globular Clusters
RA (2000) Dec Con Globular Cluster Discovery
18:36.3 -23:54 Sgr M 22, NGC 6656, Lac I.12 1665 Aug 26 Ihle
13:26.8 -47:29 Cen NGC 5139, Omega Cen, Lac I.5 1677 Halley, 1752 Feb 17 Lacaille
15:18.6 +02:05 Ser M 5, NGC 5904 1702 May 5 Kirch; May 23, 1764 May 23 Messier
16:41.7 +36:28 Her M 13, NGC 6205 1714 Halley
16:23.6 -26:32 Sco M 4, NGC 6121, Lac 1.9 1745-46 de Chéseaux No. 19; 1752 Apr 13 Lacaille
19:53.8 +18:47 Sge M 71, NGC 6838 1745-46 de Chéseaux No. 13; 1772-8 Koehler; 1780 Jun 28 Méchain
21:30.0 +12:10 Peg M 15, NGC 7078 1746 Sep 7 Maraldi; 1764 Jun 3 Messier
21:33.5 -00:49 Aqr M 2, NGC 7089 1746 Sep 11 Maraldi; 1760 Sep 11 Messier
18:53.1 -08:42 Sct NGC 6712, H 1.47 1749 Jul 9 Le Gentil (prob); 1784 Jun 16 W. Herschel
00:24.1 -72:05 Tuc NGC 104, 47 Tuc, Lac I.1 1751 Sep 14 Lacaille I.1
12:59.6 -70:52 Mus NGC 4833, Lac I.4, Dun 164 1752 Mar 17 Lacaille I.4
19:40.0 -30:58 Sgr M 55, NGC 6809, Lac I.14 1752 Jun 16 Lacaille I.14; 1778 Jul 24 Messier
17:40.7 -53:40 Ara NGC 6397, Lac III.11 1752 Jul 18 Lacaille III.11
13:42.2 +28:23 CVn M 3, NGC 5272 1764 May 3 Messier
17:19.2 -18:31 Oph M 9, NGC 6333 1764 May 28 Messier
16:57.1 -04:06 Oph M 10, NGC 6254 1764 May 29 Messier
16:47.2 -01:57 Oph M 12, NGC 6218 1764 May 30 Messier
17:37.6 -03:15 Oph M 14, NGC 6402 1764 Jun 1 Messier
17:02.6 -26:16 Oph M 19, NGC 6273 1764 Jun 5 Messier
18:24.5 -24:52 Sgr M 28, NGC 6626 1764 Jul 27 Messier
21:40.4 -23:11 Cap M 30, NGC 7099 1764 Aug 3 Messier
17:01.2 -30:07 Oph M 62, NGC 6266, Dun 627 1771 Jun 7 Messier (measured 1779 Jun 4)
13:12.9 +18:10 Com M 53, NGC 5024 1775 Feb 3 Bode (#26); 1777 Feb 26 Messier
17:17.1 +43:08 Her M 92, NGC 6341 1777 Dec 31 Bode (#76); 1781 Mar 18 Messier
18:55.1 -30:29 Sgr M 54, NGC 6715, Dun 624 1778 Jul 24 Messier
19:16.6 +30:11 Lyr M 56, NGC 6779 1779 Jan 19 Messier
12:39.5 -26:45 Hya M 68, NGC 4590 1780 Apr 9 Messier
20:06.1 -21:55 Sgr M 75, NGC 6864 1780 Aug 27 Méchain; 1780 Oct 5 Messier
20:53.5 -12:32 Aqr M 72, NGC 6981 1780 Aug 30 Méchain; 1780 Oct 4 Messier
18:31.4 -32:21 Sgr M 69, NGC 6637, Dun 613 1780 Aug 31 Messier; probably not Lac I.11 (Lacaille 1751-2)
18:43.2 -32:18 Sgr M 70, NGC 6681, Dun 614 1780 Aug 31 Messier
05:24.2 -24:31 Lep M 79, NGC 1904 1780 Oct 26 Méchain; 1780 Dec 17 Messier
16:17.0 -22:58 Sco M 80, NGC 6093 1781 Jan 4 Messier; 1781 Jan 27 Méchain
16:32.5 -13:03 Oph M 107, NGC 6171, H 6.40 1782 Apr Méchain; 1793 May 12 W Herschel
18:09.3 -25:54 Sgr NGC 6553, H 4.12 1784 Feb 24 W. Herschel
12:10.1 +18:33 Com NGC 4147, H 1.19 1784 Mar 14 W. Herschel
13:16.4 +17:42 Com NGC 5053, H 6.7 1784 Mar 14 W. Herschel
15:17.4 -21:01 Lib NGC 5897, H 6.8, H 6.19 1784 Apr 25? 1785 Mar 10 W. Herschel
14:05.5 +28:32 Boo NGC 5466, H 6.9 1784 May 17 W. Herschel
17:05.2 -22:42 Oph NGC 6287, H 2.195 1784 May 21 W. Herschel
17:38.6 -23:55 Oph NGC 6401, H 1.44 1784 May 21 W. Herschel
14:39.6 -26:32 Hya NGC 5694, H 2.196 1784 May 22 W. Herschel; 1932 Lampland/Tombaugh
16:27.2 -26:01 Sco NGC 6144, H 6.10 1784 May 22 W. Herschel
17:04.5 -24:46 Oph NGC 6284, H 6.11 1784 May 22 W. Herschel
18:07.3 -25:00 Sgr NGC 6544, H 2.197 1784 May 22 W. Herschel
17:10.2 -26:35 Oph NGC 6293, H 6.12 1784 May 24 W. Herschel
17:16.6 -28:08 Oph NGC 6316, H 1.45 1784 May 24 W. Herschel
17:24.0 -26:21 Oph NGC 6355, H 1.46 1784 May 24 W. Herschel
18:06.1 -27:46 Sgr NGC 6540, H 2.198, Djorg 3 1784 May 24 W. Herschel; 1986 Djorgovski
18:30.9 -25:30 Sgr NGC 6638, H 1.51 1784 Jun 12 W. Herschel
18:01.8 -08:58 Oph NGC 6517, H 2.199 1784 Jun 16 W. Herschel
17:23.6 -17:49 Oph NGC 6356, H 1.48 1784 Jun 17 W. Herschel
18:03.6 -30:02 Sgr NGC 6522, H 1.49 1784 Jun 24 W. Herschel
18:04.8 -30:03 Sgr NGC 6528, H 2.200 1784 Jun 24 W. Herschel
18:23.7 -30:22 Sgr NGC 6624, H 1.50 1784 Jun 24 W. Herschel
18:13.6 -31:50 Sgr NGC 6569, H 2.201, Dun 619 1784 Jul 13 W. Herschel; 1826 Jun 2 Dunlop
18:31.9 -23:29 Sgr NGC 6642, H 2.205 1784 Aug 7 W. Herschel
18:55.1 -22:42 Sgr NGC 6717, H 3.143, Palomar 9 1784 Aug 7 W. Herschel; 1952 Abell
21:01.5 +16:11 Del NGC 7006, H 1.52 1784 Aug 21 W. Herschel
14:29.6 -05:59 Vir NGC 5634, H 1.70 1785 Mar 5 W. Herschel
20:34.2 +07:24 Del NGC 6934, H 1.103 1785 Sep 24 W. Herschel
00:52.8 -26:35 Scl NGC 288, H 6.20 1785 Oct 27 W. Herschel
17:14.5 -29:28 Oph NGC 6304, H 1.147 1786 Apr 30 W. Herschel
16:53.4 -22:11 Oph NGC 6235, H 2.584 1786 May 24 W. Herschel
17:21.2 -19:35 Oph NGC 6342, H 1.149 1786 May 28 W. Herschel
17:48.9 -20:22 Sgr NGC 6440, H 1.150 1786 May 28 W. Herschel
17:44.9 +03:10 Oph NGC 6426, H 2.587 1786 Jun 3 W. Herschel
23:08.4 -15:37 Aqr NGC 7492, H 3.558 1786 Sep 20 W. Herschel
16:47.0 +47:32 Her NGC 6229, H 4.50 1787 May 12 W. Herschel
07:38.1 +38:53 Lyn NGC 2419, H 1.218 1788 Dec 31 W. Herschel
18:08.0 -43:42 CrA NGC 6541, Dun 473 1826 Mar 19 Cacciatore; 1826 Jul 3 Dunlop
13:46.4 -51:22 Cen NGC 5286, Dun 388 1826 Apr 29 Dunlop
12:25.8 -72:40 Mus NGC 4372, Dun 67 1826 Apr 30 Dunlop
09:12.0 -64:52 Car NGC 2808, Dun 265 1826 May 7 Dunlop
15:28.0 -50:40 Lup NGC 5927, Dun 389 1826 May 8 Dunlop
15:04.0 -33:04 Lup NGC 5824, Dun 611 1826 May 10 Dunlop; 1884 Jun 29 Barnard
15:46.1 -37:47 Lup NGC 5986, Dun 552 1826 May 10 Dunlop
16:27.7 -38:51 Sco NGC 6139, Dun 536 1826 May 13 Dunlop
17:50.2 -37:03 Sco NGC 6441, Dun 557 1826 May 13 Dunlop
17:25.5 -48:25 Ara NGC 6352, Dun 417 1826 May 14 Dunlop; 1885 Jul 7 Barnard
10:17.6 -46:25 Vel NGC 3201, Dun 445 1826 May 28 Dunlop
05:14.1 -40:03 Col NGC 1851, Dun 508 1826 May 29 Dunlop
06:49.0 -36:00 Pup NGC 2298, Dun 578 1826 May 30 Dunlop
16:25.8 -72:12 Aps NGC 6101, Dun 68 1826 Jun 1 Dunlop
18:59.6 -36:38 Sgr NGC 6723, Dun 573 1826 Jun 3 Dunlop
17:36.3 -44:44 Sco NGC 6388, Dun 457 1826 Jun 5 Dunlop
18:18.6 -52:13 Tel NGC 6584, Dun 376 1826 Jun 5 Dunlop
17:59.0 -44:16 Sco NGC 6496, Dun 460 ? 1826 Jun 28 Dunlop
18:35.8 -32:59 Sgr NGC 6652, Dun 607 1826 Jun 28 Dunlop
17:31.9 -67:03 Ara NGC 6362, Dun 225 1826 Jun 30 Dunlop
19:10.9 -59:59 Pav NGC 6752, Dun 295 1826 Jul 28 Dunlop
01:03.2 -70:51 Tuc NGC 362, Dun 62 1826 Aug 1 Dunlop
03:12.3 -55:13 Hor NGC 1261, Dun 337 1826 Nov 24 Dunlop
17:34.5 -39:04 Sco NGC 6380, Dun 538, Ton 1 1826 Dunlop; 1834 Jun 29 J. Herschel (h 3688); 1950s Thackeray
19:05.3 +01:54 Aql NGC 6749, h 2029, Be 42 1827 Jul 15 J. Herschel
16:59.5 -37:07 Sco NGC 6256, h 3658 1834 Jun 28 J. Herschel
15:35.5 -50:40 Nor NGC 5946, h 3607 1834 Jul 7 J. Herschel
18:10.3 -31:46 Sgr NGC 6558, h 3731 1834 Aug 3 J. Herschel
17:18.0 -23:46 Oph NGC 6325, h 3676 1835 May 24 J. Herschel
17:50.9 -34:36 Sco NGC 6453, h 3708 1837 Jun 8 J. Herschel
19:11.2 +01:02 Aql NGC 6760, GC 4473 1845 Mar 30 Hind
18:03.8 -00:18 Ser NGC 6535, GC 4369 1852 Apr 26 Hind, Auw 38
18:04.8 -07:35 Ser NGC 6539, GC 4370 1856 Sep Brorsen, Auw 39
17:27.7 -05:05 Oph NGC 6366, GC 4301 1860 Apr 12 Winnecke
18:10.7 -07:12 Ser IC 1276, Palomar 7 1889 Apr 10 Swift; 1952 Abell
17:27.1 -07:06 Oph IC 1257 1890 Jul 7 Spitaler; 1997 Harris et.al.
15:00.2 -82:13 Aps IC 4499 1901 Jun 13 D. Stewart
11:29.3 +28:58 UMa Palomar 4, UMa dw 1949 Hubble; 1950 Wilson
15:16.1 -00:07 Ser Palomar 5, Ser dw 1950 Baade; 1955 Wilson
10:05.5 +00:04 Sex Palomar 3, Sex C 1952 Wilson, Baade
17:43.7 -26:13 Oph Palomar 6 1952 Abell
18:41.7 -19:50 Sgr Palomar 8 1952 Abell
21:46.6 -21:15 Cap Palomar 12, Cap dw 1953 Harrington/Zwicky
23:06.7 +12:46 Peg Palomar 13 1953 Wilson
03:33.4 +79:35 Cep Palomar 1 1954 Abell
17:31.1 -29:59 Oph HP 1, BH 229 1954 Dufay/Berthier/Morignat; 1975 van den Bergh/Hagen
04:46.1 +31:23 Aur Palomar 2 1955 Wilson
19:18.0 +18:34 Sge Palomar 10 1955 Wilson
19:45.2 -08:00 Aql Palomar 11 1955 Wilson
16:11.1 +14:57 Her Palomar 14, AvdB 1958 Arp, van den Bergh
17:00.0 -00:33 Oph Palomar 15 1959 Zwicky
17:36.2 -38:33 Sco Tonantzintla 2, Pismis 26 1959 Pismis
12:38.7 -51:09 Cen Rup 106, Rup 106 1961 Ruprecht
16:11.0 -55:19 Nor Lynga 7 1964 Lynga; 1993 Ortolani/Bica/Barbuy
19:28.7 -30:21 Sgr Arp 2 1965 Arp
17:35.8 -30:28 Sco Terzan 1, HP 2 1966 Terzan
17:27.6 -30:48 Sco Terzan 2, HP 3 1967 Terzan
18:14.1 -28:38 Sgr AL 3 1967 Andrews/Lindsay; 2005 Ortolani/Bica/Barbuy
16:28.7 -35:21 Sco Terzan 3 1968 Terzan
17:30.6 -31:36 Sco Terzan 4, HP 4 1968 Terzan
17:48.1 -24:49 Sgr Terzan 5, Terzan 11 1968 Terzan
17:50.8 -31:17 Sco Terzan 6, HP 5 1968 Terzan
19:17.7 -34:39 Sgr Terzan 7 1968 Terzan
19:41.8 -34:00 Sgr Terzan 8 1968 Terzan
18:01.6 -26:50 Sgr Terzan 9 1971 Terzan
18:03.0 -26:04 Sgr Terzan 10 1971 Terzan
18:12.3 -22:45 Sgr Terzan 12 1971 Terzan
15:39.1 -50:03 Nor BH 176 1975 van den Bergh/Hagen
03:55.0 -49:37 Hor AM 1, E 1 1976 Lauberts; 1979 Arp/Madore
04:24.7 -21:11 Eri Eridanus Glob. Cl. 1976 Schuster
09:21.0 -77:17 Cha E 3 1976 Lauberts
17:33.4 -33:23 Sco Liller 1 1977 Liller
17:54.5 -24:09 Sgr UKS 1, UKS 1751-241 1980 Longmore/Hawarden
13:56.4 -27:10 Hya AM 4 1982 Arp/Madore
16:39.4 -28:24 Sco ESO 452-11 1982 Lauberts
17:47.4 -33:04 Sco Djorg 1 1986 Djorgovski
18:01.8 -27:50 Sgr Djorg 2, E456-SC38 1986 Djorgovski
09:08.0 -37:13 Pyx Pyxis Glob. Cl. 1995 Weinberger
18:08.4 -19:50 Sgr 2MASS-GC01, Hurt 1 2000 R.J. Hurt et.al. (2MASS)
18:09.6 -20:47 Sgr 2MASS-GC02, Hurt 2 2000 R.J. Hurt et.al. (2MASS)
18:09.1 -46:25 Ara ESO 280-SC06 2000 Ortolani/Bica/Barbuy
02:02.9 -03:15 Cet Whiting 1 2002 Whiting; 2005 Carraro
18:48.8 -01:30 Aql GLIMPSE-C01 2004 Kubolnicky et.al. (SST)
18:18.5 +16:59 Sgr GLIMPSE-C02 2005 Mercer et.al.; 2008 Kurtev et.al. (SST), Strader/Kobulnicky
16:52.2 -47:03 Ara FSR 1735, 2MASS-GC03 2006 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery; 2007 Froebrich/Meuseler/Scholz (2MASS)
11:59.3 +12:16 Vir Koposov 1 2007 Koposov et.al. (SDSS)
07:58.3 +26:15 Gem Koposov 2 2007 Koposov et.al. (SDSS)
Candidates:
10:04.6 -55:51 Vel Schuster 1 19XX Schuster
12:09.8 -63:00 Cru Rup 101, FSR 1603 1966 Ruprecht; 2007 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery
17:58.7 -05:04 Oph PWM78 2 1978 Pfleiderer et.al.; 2009 Ortolani et.al.
12:13.0 -42:42 Cru Alessi J12130-6242 1998 Alessi
10:49.4 +51:03 UMa Willman 1 2004 Willman; GC or dSph?
18:23.3 -13:40 Sct Mercer 5 2005 Mercer et.al.; 2011 Longmore et.al.
10:07.1 +12:48 Leo Segue 1 2006 Belokurov et.al. (SDSS)
17:32.4 -27:04 Oph FSR 0001 2006 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery
17:32.6 -27:04 Oph FSR 0002 2006 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery
18:24.7 -13:24 Sct FSR 0055 2006 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery
20:05.5 +33:34 Cyg FSR 0190 2006 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery; 2008 Froebrich et.al.
02:27.2 +61:37 Cas FSR 0584 2006 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery; 2007 Bica et.al.
15:41.9 -55:00 Lup FSR 1703 2006 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery
16:10.6 -53:44 Nor FSR 1716 2006 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery
17:35.7 -36:21 Sco FSR 1767 2006 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery; 2007 Bonatto/Bica/Ortolani/Barbuy (2MASS)
12:57.2 +34:19 CVn SDSSJ1257+3419 2006 Sakamoto/Hasegawa
21:21.5 +19:07 Peg Segue 3 2010 Belukorov et.al.
17:54.7 -24:01 Sgr VVV CL001 2011 Minniti et.al.
17:41.1 -28:51 Oph VVV CL002 2011 Moni Bidin et.al.
17:38.9 -29:54 Oph VVV CL003 2011 Moni Bidin et.al.; probably OC
11:36.3 -10:53 Crt Laevens 1 2014 Laevens et.al.
Former Candidates:
06:07.5 +24:06 Gem NGC 2158 1784 Nov 16 W Herschel; 1954 Rosino; Old open cluster
03:44.5 -71:41 Hyi NGC 1466 1834 J Herschel; 1985 Webbink; in LMC
04:45. -84:00 Men NGC 1841 1836 J Herschel; in LMC
17:50.2 -60:46 Pav Pavo Cluster 19XX Shapley; asterism or background galaxies
10:54.8 +40:28 UMa Russ, Shak, SAHB 1957 Shakhbazian; Group of Galaxies
04:36.2 -58:52 Ret Reticulum Glob. Cl. 1974 Sérsic
09:24.6 -54:43 Vel UKS 2, UKS 0923-54.5 1977 Holmberg et.al.
11:19.7 -65:13 Mus ESO 093-SC?08 1977 Holmberg et.al.; Asterism or Open Cluster
17:18.7 -27:50 Oph TJ 17, TBJ 1 1978 Terzan/Bernard/Ju, 1980 Terzan/Ju
17:18.7 -27:46 Oph TJ 16, TBJ 2 1978 Terzan/Bernard/Ju, 1980 Terzan/Ju
07:46.8 -33:51 Pup AM2 1979 Arp/Madore
17:11.2 -27:12 Oph TJ 5 1980 Terzan/Ju
17:18.5 -26:18 Oph TJ 15 1980 Terzan/Ju
17:45.2 -32:46 Sco TJ 23 1980 Terzan/Ju
17:32.0 -33:50 Sco Grindlay 1 1981 Grindlay/Hertz
18:12.4 -12:04 Ser Kodaira 1 1983 Kodaira; probably Red Star
17:24.9 -24:18 Oph Bica 1 1994 Bica
12:14.1 -63:36 Cru SSWZ94 4 1994
18:48.6 -03:31 Aql FSR 0089 2006 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery; old open cluster
17:12.3 -38:28 Sco FSR 1755 2006 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery; young open cluster
17:54.5 -22:14 Sgr VVV CL004 2011 Moni Bidin et.al.; no cluster
Discovery Statistics:
Abell 3 Pal6, Pal8, Pal1
Andrews/Lindsay 1 AL3
Arp 1 Arp2
Arp/Madore 1 AM4
Baade 1 Pal5
Bode 2 M53, M92
Brorsen 1 N6539
Cacciatore 1 N6541
De Chéseaux 2 M4, M71
Djorgovski 2 Djorg1, Djorg2
Dufay/Berthier/
Morignat 1 HP1
Dunlop 23 N5286, N4372, N2808, N5927, N5824, N5986, N6139, N6441,
N6352, N3201, N1851, N2298, N6101, N6723, N6388, N6584,
N6496, N6652, N6362, N6752, N362, N1261, N6380
Froebrich/Scholz/
Raftery 1 FSR 1735
Halley 2 N5139, M13
Harrington/Zwicky 1 Pal12
J Herschel 6 N6749, N6256, N5946, N6558, N6325, N6453
W Herschel 37 N6553, N4147, N5053, N5897, N5466, N6287, N6401, N5694,
N6144, N6284, N6544, N6293, N6316, N6355, N6540, N6638,
N6517, N6356, N6522, N6528, N6624, N6569, N6642, N6717,
N7006, N5634, N6934, N288, N6304, N6235, N6342, N6440,
N6426, N7492, N6229, N2419
Hind 2 N6760, N6535
Hubble/Wilson 1 Pal4
Hurt et.al. 2 2MASS-GC01, 2MASS-GC02
Ihle 1 M22
Kirch 1 M5
Koposov et.al. 2 Koposov 1, Koposov 2
Kubolnicky et.al. 1 GLIMPSE-C01
Kurtev et.al. 1 GLIMPSE-C02
Lacaille 4 N104, N4833, N6397, M55
Lauberts 3 AM1, E3, ESO 452-11
Legentil 1 N6712
Liller 1 Liller1
Longmore/Hawarden 1 UKS1
Lynga 1 Lynga7
Maraldi 2 M15, M2
Méchain 4 M75, M72, M79, M107
Messier 15 M3, M9, M10, M12, M14, M19, M28, M30,
M62, M54, M56, M68, M69, M70, M80
Ortolani/Bica/Barbuy 1 ESO 280-SC06
Pismis 1 Ton2
Ruprecht 1 Rup106
Schuster 1 Eri
Spitaler 1 I1257
Stewart 1 I4499
Swift 1 I1276
Terzan 11 Ter1, Ter2, Ter3, Ter4, Ter5, Ter6, Ter7, Ter8,
Ter9, Ter10, Ter12
van den Bergh/Arp 1 Pal14
van den Bergh/Hagen 1 BH 176
Weinberger 1 Pyx
Whiting 1 Whiting 1
Wilson 4 Pal13, Pal2, Pal10, Pal11
Wilson/Baade 1 Pal3
Winnecke 1 N6366
Zwicky 1 Pal15
Discoverer Ranking:
W Herschel (37);
Dunlop (23);
Messier (15);
Terzan (11);
J Herschel (6);
Lacaille, Méchain, Wilson (4 each);
Abell, Lauberts (3 each);
Bode, De Chéseaux, Djorgovski, Halley, Hind,
Hurt et.al., Koposov et.al., Maraldi (2 each); and
Andrews/Lindsay, Arp, Arp/Madore, Baade, Brorsen, Cacciatore,
Dufay/Berthier/Morignat, Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery, Harrington/Zwicky,
Hubble/Wilson, Ihle, Kirch, Kubolnicky et.al, Kurtev et.al.,
Legentil, Liller, Longmore/Hawarden, Lynga, Ortolani/Bica/Barbuy, Pismis,
Ruprecht, Schuster, Spitaler, Stewart, Swift, van den Bergh/Arp,
van den Bergh/Hagen, Weinberger, Whiting, Wilson/Baade, Winnecke,
Zwicky (1 each).
Thanks to Barbara Wilson for valuable contributions and corrections!
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