Milky Way Globular Clusters by Name
Here the Milky Way Globular Clusters are presented ordered by Name, or Catalog Number.
Messier numbers come first, followed by NGC, then IC designations, while the other
clusters are listed alphabetically.
Globular Cluster Con RA (2000.0) Dec R_Sun R_gc m_v dim
M 2, NGC 7089 Aqr 21:33:29.3 -00:49:23 37.5 33.9 6.47 16.0
M 3, NGC 5272 CVn 13:42:11.2 +28:22:32 33.9 39.8 6.19 18.0
M 4, NGC 6121 Sco 16:23:35.5 -26:31:31 7.2 19.2 5.63 36.0
M 5, NGC 5904 Ser 15:18:33.8 +02:04:58 24.5 20.2 5.65 23.0
M 9, NGC 6333 Oph 17:19:11.8 -18:30:59 26.7 5.5 7.72 12.0
M 10, NGC 6254 Oph 16:57:08.9 -04:05:58 14.4 15.0 6.60 20.0
M 12, NGC 6218 Oph 16:47:14.5 -01:56:52 16.0 14.7 6.70 16.0
M 13, NGC 6205 Her 16:41:41.5 +36:27:37 25.1 28.4 5.78 20.0
M 14, NGC 6402 Oph 17:37:36.1 -03:14:45 29.0 12.7 7.59 11.0
M 15, NGC 7078 Peg 21:29:58.3 +12:10:01 33.6 33.9 6.20 18.0
M 19, NGC 6273 Oph 17:02:37.7 -26:16:05 28.4 5.2 6.77 17.0
M 22, NGC 6656 Sgr 18:36:24.2 -23:54:12 10.4 16.0 5.10 32.0
M 28, NGC 6626 Sgr 18:24:32.9 -24:52:12 18.6 8.5 6.79 11.2
M 30, NGC 7099 Cap 21:40:22.0 -23:10:45 26.1 23.2 7.19 12.0
M 53, NGC 5024 Com 13:12:55.3 +18:10:09 59.7 61.3 7.61 13.0
M 54, NGC 6715 Sgr 18:55:03.3 -30:28:42 88.7 63.9 7.60 12.0
M 55, NGC 6809 Sgr 19:39:59.4 -30:57:44 17.6 12.4 6.32 19.0
M 56, NGC 6779 Lyr 19:16:35.5 +30:11:05 32.9 31.6 8.27 8.8
M 62, NGC 6266 Oph 17:01:12.6 -30:06:44 22.5 5.5 6.45 15.0
M 68, NGC 4590 Hya 12:39:28.0 -26:44:34 33.3 32.9 7.84 11.0
M 69, NGC 6637 Sgr 18:31:23.2 -32:20:53 28.0 5.2 7.64 9.8
M 70, NGC 6681 Sgr 18:43:12.7 -32:17:31 29.4 6.8 7.87 8.0
M 71, NGC 6838 Sge 19:53:46.1 +18:46:42 12.7 21.9 8.19 7.2
M 72, NGC 6981 Aqr 20:53:27.9 -12:32:13 55.4 42.1 9.27 6.6
M 75, NGC 6864 Sgr 20:06:04.8 -21:55:17 61.3 41.7 8.52 6.8
M 79, NGC 1904 Lep 05:24:10.6 -24:31:27 42.1 61.3 7.73 9.6
M 80, NGC 6093 Sco 16:17:02.5 -22:58:30 32.6 12.4 7.33 10.0
M 92, NGC 6341 Her 17:17:07.3 +43:08:11 26.7 31.3 6.44 14.0
M 107, NGC 6171 Oph 16:32:31.9 -13:03:13 20.9 10.8 7.93 13.0
NGC 104, 47 Tuc Tuc 00:24:05.2 -72:04:51 14.7 24.1 3.95 50.0
NGC 288 Scl 00:52:47.5 -26:35:24 27.1 37.8 8.09 13.0
NGC 362 Tuc 01:03:14.3 -70:50:54 27.7 30.3 6.40 14.0
NGC 1261 Hor 03:12:15.3 -55:13:01 53.5 59.4 8.29 6.8
NGC 1851 Col 05:14:06.3 -40:02:50 39.5 54.5 7.14 12.0
NGC 2298 Pup 06:48:59.2 -36:00:19 34.9 51.2 9.29 5.0
NGC 2419 Lyn 07:38:08.5 +38:52:55 274.6 298.4 10.39 4.6
NGC 2808 Car 09:12:02.6 -64:51:47 30.3 35.9 6.20 14.0
NGC 3201 Vel 10:17:36.8 -46:24:40 17.0 29.4 6.75 20.0
NGC 4147 Com 12:10:06.2 +18:32:31 62.9 69.5 10.32 4.4
NGC 4372 Mus 12:25:45.4 -72:39:33 18.9 23.2 7.24 5.0
NGC 4833 Mus 12:59:35.0 -70:52:29 19.6 22.5 6.91 14.0
NGC 5053 Com 13:16:27.0 +17:41:53 53.5 55.1 9.47 10.0
NGC 5139, Omega Cen Cen 13:26:45.9 -47:28:37 17.3 20.9 3.68 55.0
NGC 5286 Cen 13:46:26.5 -51:22:24 35.9 27.4 7.34 11.0
NGC 5466 Boo 14:05:27.3 +28:32:04 55.4 56.1 9.04 9.0
NGC 5634 Vir 14:29:37.3 -05:58:35 84.5 71.4 9.47 5.5
NGC 5694 Hya 14:39:36.5 -26:32:18 113.2 94.9 10.17 4.3
NGC 5824 Lup 15:03:58.5 -33:04:04 104.4 84.1 9.09 7.4
NGC 5897 Lib 15:17:24.5 -21:00:37 41.7 25.1 8.53 11.0
NGC 5927 Lup 15:28:00.5 -50:40:22 24.8 14.7 8.01 6.0
NGC 5946 Nor 15:35:28.5 -50:39:34 41.7 24.1 9.61 3.0
NGC 5986 Lup 15:46:03.5 -37:47:10 34.2 15.7 7.52 9.6
NGC 6101 Aps 16:25:48.6 -72:12:06 49.9 36.2 9.16 5.0
NGC 6139 Sco 16:27:40.4 -38:50:56 32.9 11.7 8.99 8.2
NGC 6144 Sco 16:27:14.1 -26:01:29 33.6 11.7 9.01 7.4
NGC 6229 Her 16:46:58.9 +47:31:40 100.1 97.8 9.39 4.5
NGC 6235 Oph 16:53:25.4 -22:10:38 32.6 9.5 9.97 5.0
NGC 6256 Sco 16:59:32.6 -37:07:17 21.5 6.8 11.29 4.1
NGC 6284 Oph 17:04:28.8 -24:45:53 47.9 22.5 8.83 6.2
NGC 6287 Oph 17:05:09.4 -22:42:29 27.7 5.5 9.35 4.8
NGC 6293 Oph 17:10:10.4 -26:34:54 28.7 4.6 8.22 8.2
NGC 6304 Oph 17:14:32.5 -29:27:44 19.9 6.8 8.22 8.0
NGC 6316 Oph 17:16:37.4 -28:08:24 35.9 10.4 8.43 5.4
NGC 6325 Oph 17:17:59.2 -23:45:57 31.3 6.5 10.33 4.1
NGC 6342 Oph 17:21:10.2 -19:35:14 28.0 5.5 9.66 4.4
NGC 6352 Ara 17:25:29.2 -48:25:22 18.6 10.8 7.96 9.0
NGC 6355 Oph 17:23:58.6 -26:21:13 23.5 3.3 9.14 4.2
NGC 6356 Oph 17:23:35.0 -17:48:47 49.6 24.8 8.25 10.0
NGC 6362 Ara 17:31:54.8 -67:02:53 26.4 17.3 7.73 15.0
NGC 6366 Oph 17:27:44.3 -05:04:36 11.7 16.3 9.20 13.0
NGC 6380, Ton 1 Sco 17:34:28.0 -39:04:09 34.9 10.4 11.31 3.6
NGC 6388 Sco 17:36:17.0 -44:44:06 37.5 14.4 6.72 10.4
NGC 6397 Ara 17:40:41.3 -53:40:25 7.5 19.6 5.73 31.0
NGC 6401 Oph 17:38:36.9 -23:54:32 25.1 2.6 9.45 4.8
NGC 6426 Oph 17:44:54.7 +03:10:13 66.5 46.3 11.01 4.2
NGC 6440 Sgr 17:48:52.6 -20:21:34 27.4 4.2 9.20 4.4
NGC 6441 Sco 17:50:12.9 -37:03:04 36.5 11.4 7.15 9.6
NGC 6453 Sco 17:50:51.8 -34:35:55 36.5 10.8 10.08 7.6
NGC 6496 Sco 17:59:02.0 -44:15:54 37.5 14.0 8.54 5.6
NGC 6517 Oph 18:01:50.6 -08:57:32 35.2 14.0 10.23 4.0
NGC 6522 Sgr 18:03:34.1 -30:02:02 25.4 2.0 8.27 9.4
NGC 6528 Sgr 18:04:49.6 -30:03:21 29.7 4.2 9.60 5.0
NGC 6535 Ser 18:03:50.7 -00:17:49 21.9 12.7 10.47 3.4
NGC 6539 Ser 18:04:49.8 -07:35:09 27.4 10.1 9.33 7.9
NGC 6540, Djorg 3 Sgr 18:06:08.6 -27:45:55 12.1 14.4 9.30 1.5
NGC 6541 CrA 18:08:02.2 -43:42:20 22.8 7.2 6.30 15.0
NGC 6544 Sgr 18:07:20.6 -24:59:51 8.5 17.6 7.77 9.2
NGC 6553 Sgr 18:09:15.6 -25:54:28 18.3 8.2 8.06 9.2
NGC 6558 Sgr 18:10:18.4 -31:45:49 24.1 3.3 9.26 4.2
NGC 6569 Sgr 18:13:38.9 -31:49:35 28.4 3.9 8.55 6.4
NGC 6584 Tel 18:18:37.7 -52:12:54 43.7 22.8 8.27 6.6
NGC 6624 Sgr 18:23:40.5 -30:21:40 26.1 3.9 7.87 8.8
NGC 6638 Sgr 18:30:56.2 -25:29:47 27.4 5.2 9.02 7.3
NGC 6642 Sgr 18:31:54.3 -23:28:35 25.1 5.2 9.13 5.8
NGC 6652 Sgr 18:35:45.7 -32:59:25 31.3 7.8 8.62 6.0
NGC 6712 Sct 18:53:04.3 -08:42:22 22.5 11.4 8.10 9.8
NGC 6717, Palomar 9 Sgr 18:55:06.2 -22:42:03 24.1 7.5 9.28 5.4
NGC 6723 Sgr 18:59:33.2 -36:37:54 28.7 8.5 7.01 13.0
NGC 6749 Aql 19:05:15.3 +01:54:03 25.8 16.3 12.44 4.0
NGC 6752 Pav 19:10:51.8 -59:58:55 13.0 17.0 5.40 29.0
NGC 6760 Aql 19:11:12.1 +01:01:50 24.1 15.7 8.88 9.6
NGC 6934 Del 20:34:11.6 +07:24:15 56.8 46.6 8.83 7.1
NGC 7006 Del 21:01:29.5 +16:11:15 135.4 126.5 10.56 3.6
NGC 7492 Aqr 23:08:26.7 -15:36:41 84.1 81.2 11.29 4.2
IC 1257 Oph 17:27:08.5 -07:05:35 81.5 58.4 13.10 5.0
IC 1276, Palomar 7 Ser 18:10:44.2 -07:12:27 17.6 12.1 10.34 8.0
IC 4499 Aps 15:00:18.5 -82:12:49 61.6 51.2 9.76 8.0
2MASS-GC01, Hurt 1 Sgr 18:08:21.8 -19:49:47 3.3
2MASS-GC02, Hurt 2 Sgr 18:09:36.5 -20:46:44 1.9
AL 3 Sgr 18:14:05.7 -28:38:08 1.3
AM 1, E 1 Hor 03:55:02.7 -49:36:52 397.6 401.8 15.72 0.5
AM 4 Hya 13:56:21.2 -27:10:04 97.5 83.2 15.90 3.0
Arp 2 Sgr 19:28:44.1 -30:21:14 93.3 69.8 12.30 2.3
BH 176 Nor 15:39:07.3 -50:03:02 47.3 28.7 14.00 3.0
Djorg 1 Sco 17:47:28.3 -33:03:56 28.7 3.3 13.60
Djorg 2, E456-SC38 Sgr 18:01:49.1 -27:49:33 21.9 4.6 9.90 9.9
E 3 Cha 09:20:59.3 -77:16:57 14.0 24.8 11.35 10:
ESO 280-SC06 Ara 18:09:06 -46:25.4 71.4 1.5
ESO 452-11 Sco 16:39:25.5 -28:23:52 25.4 6.5 12.00 1.2
Eridanus Glob. Cl. Eri 04:24:44.5 -21:11:13 294.2 310.5 14.70 1.0
FSR 1735 Ara 16:52:10.6 -47:03:29 29.7 10.4 0.8
GLIMPSE-C01 Aql 18:48:49.7 -01:29:50 10-17
GLIMPSE-C02 Sgr 18:18:30.5 -16:58:38 17.9 9.8
HP 1, BH 229 Oph 17:31:05.2 -29:58:54 24.1 2.6 11.59 1.2
Koposov 1 Vir 11:59:18.5 +12:15:36 160
Koposov 2 Gem 07:58:17.0 +26:15:18 130
Liller 1 Sco 17:33:24.5 -33:23:20 34.2 8.5 16.77
Lynga 7 Nor 16:11:03.0 -55:18:52 23.5 13.7 2.5
Palomar 1 Cep 03:33:23.0 +79:34:50 35.6 55.4 13.18 2.8
Palomar 2 Aur 04:46:05.9 +31:22:51 90.0 115.5 13.04 2.2
Palomar 3, Sex C Sex 10:05:31.4 +00:04:17 302.3 312.8 14.26 1.6
Palomar 4, UMa dw UMa 11:29:16.8 +28:58:25 356.2 364.6 14.20 1.3
Palomar 5, Ser dw Ser 15:16:05.3 -00:06:41 75.7 60.7 11.75 8.0
Palomar 6 Oph 17:43:42.2 -26:13:21 23.8 2.6 11.55 1.2
Palomar 8 Sgr 18:41:29.9 -19:49:33 42.1 18.3 11.02 5.2
Palomar 10 Sge 19:18:02.1 +18:34:18 19.2 20.9 13.22 4.0
Palomar 11 Aql 19:45:14.4 -08:00:26 42.1 25.4 9.80 10.0
Palomar 12, Cap dw Cap 21:46:38.8 -21:15:03 62.3 51.9 11.99 2.9
Palomar 13 Peg 23:06:44.4 +12:46:19 87.7 90.7 13.80 0.7
Palomar 14, AvdB Her 16:11:04.9 +14:57:29 241.0 225.0 14.74 2.2
Palomar 15 Oph 17:00:02.4 -00:32:31 145.5 123.6 14.00 3.0
Pyxis Glob. Cl. Pyx 09:07:57.8 -37:13:17 128.5 135.0 12.90 4.0
Rup 106 Cen 12:38:40.2 -51:09:01 69.1 60.3 10.90 2.0
Terzan 1, HP 2 Sco 17:35:47.8 -30:28:11 20.2 5.9 15.90 2.4
Terzan 2, HP 3 Sco 17:27:33.4 -30:48:08 28.4 2.9 14.29 0.6
Terzan 3 Sco 16:28:40.1 -35:21:13 24.5 7.8 12.00 3.0
Terzan 4, HP 4 Sco 17:30:38.9 -31:35:44 29.7 4.2 16.00 0.7
Terzan 5, Terzan 11 Sgr 17:48:04.9 -24:48:45 24.8 2.3 13.85 2.4
Terzan 6, HP 5 Sco 17:50:46.4 -31:16:31 31.0 5.2 13.85 1.4
Terzan 7 Sgr 19:17:43.7 -34:39:27 75.7 52.2 12.00 1.2
Terzan 8 Sgr 19:41:45.0 -34:00:01 84.8 62.3 12.40 3.5
Terzan 9 Sgr 18:01:38.8 -26:50:23 25.1 2.0 16.00 0.2
Terzan 10 Sgr 18:02:57.4 -26:04:00 18.6 7.8 14.90 1.5
Terzan 12 Sgr 18:12:15.8 -22:44:31 15.7 11.1 15.63 1.0
Ton 2, Pismis 26 Sco 17:36:10.5 -38:33:12 26.4 4.6 12.24 2.2
UKS 1, UKS 1751-241 Sgr 17:54:27.2 -24:08:43 27.1 2.6 17.29 2.0
Whiting 1 Cet 02:02:56.8 -03:15:10 1.2
Probable or Possible Further Candidates:
Alessi J12130-6242 Cru 12:13:02 -42:42.4 0.8 Archinal/Hynes 2003
FSR 0001 Oph 17:32:22 -27:03:39 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery 2007
FSR 0002 Oph 17:32:32 -27:03:51 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery 2007
FSR 0055, [BDS2003]8 Sct 18:24:42 -13:23:40 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery 2007
FSR 0190 Cyg 20:05:31 +33:34:09 Froebrich et.al 2008a
FSR 0584 Cas 02:27:15 +61:37:28 4.6 11.0 Bica e.a. 2007
FSR 1703 Lup 15:41:55 -54:59:48 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery 2007
FSR 1716 Nor 16:10:33 -53:44:12 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery 2007
FSR 1767 Sco 17:35:43 -36:21:28 4.9 18.6
PWM78 2 Oph 17:58:39.4 -05:04:21 2.0 Uranometria 2000.0 2nd ed, Archinal/Hynes 2003
Rup 101, FSR 1603 Cru 12:09:45 -62:59:49 13.0 15.0 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery 2007
Schuster 1 Vel 10:04:39.0 -55:51:29 1.3 Archinal/Hynes 2003
SDSSJ1257+3419 CVn 12:57:10 +34:19:12 Sakamoto/Hasegawa 2006
Segue 1 Leo 10:07:04 +12:47:30 75.0 14.7 4.5
VVV CL001 Sgr 17:54:42 -24:00:53 Minniti et.al. 2011
VVV CL002 Oph 17:41:06 -28:50:42 Moni Bidin et.al. 2011
VVV CL003 Oph 17:38:55 -29:54:25 Moni Bidin et.al. 2011; probably open cluster
Willman 1 UMa 10:49.4 +51:03 147 15.3 1.75 Willman 2004; GC or dSph?
Former Candidates:
NGC 1466 Hyi 03:44.5 -71:41 179: 11.4 1.9 Webbink 1985; in LMC
NGC 1841 Men 04:45. -84:00 179: 14.1 2.4 Sawyer 1947, 1959, Webbink 1985; in LMC
NGC 2158 Gem 06:07.5 +24:06 8.6 5.0 Sawyer 1959, Rosino 1954; Open Cluster
NGC 6684 Pav 18:49.0 -65:11 10.5 3.7 Sawyer 1947; spiral galaxy
AM-2 Pup 07:46.8 -33:51 Webbink 1985, Djorgovsky/Meylan 1993; Open Cluster
Bica 1 Oph 17:24.9 -24:18 Bica 1994, AA 285, 868
ESO 093-SC?08 Mus 11:19.7 -65:13 Webbink 1985; Asterism or Open Cluster
FSR 0089 Aql 18:48:39 -03:30:34 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery 2007; old open cl
FSR 1755 Sco 17:12:20 -38:27:44 Froebrich/Scholz/Raftery 2007; young open cluster
Grindlay 1 Sco 17:32.0 -33:50 33: SC 2000.0, Webbink 1985
Kodaira 1 Ser 18:12:26.7 -12:04:12 Kodaira 1983, Webbink 1985; probably Red Star
Pavo Cluster Pav 17:50.2 -60:46 15.1 0.5 Becvar, Sawyer 1947; Shapley
Reticulum Glob. Cl. Ret 04:36.2 -58:52 179: 14.25 1.7 Webbink 1985, Djorgovsky/Meylan 1993; in LMC
Russ, Shak, SAHB UMa 10:54.8 +40:28 Saywer 1959, Shakhbazian 1957; Group of Galaxies
SSWZ94 4 Cru 12:14:04.6 -63:35:37 1.0 Uranometria 2000.0 2nd ed
TJ 5 Oph 17:11:15 -27:11.6 Terzan/Ju 1980, Webbink 1985
TJ 15 Oph 17:18:31 -26:17.9 Terzan/Ju 1980, Webbink 1985
TJ 16, TBJ 2 Oph 17:18:29 -27:46.5 Terzan/Bernard/Ju 1978, Terzan/Ju 1980, Webbink 1985
TJ 17, TBJ 1 Oph 17:18:41 -27:50.2 Terzan/Bernard/Ju 1978, Terzan/Ju 1980, Webbink 1985
TJ 23 Sco 17:45:11 -32:46.3 Terzan/Ju 1980, Webbink 1985
UKS 2, UKS 0923-54.5 Vel 09:24.6 -54:43 SC 2000.0, Webbink 1985; Open Cluster
VVV CL004 Sgr 17:54:32 -22:13:38 Moni Bidin et.al. 2011; probably no cluster
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