List of Galactic Globular Clusters

GC_ID
 
Name
 
Right
Ascension
Declination
 
Const
 
Magnitude
 
Diameter,
arc-min
Chart
 
Notes
 
GC001 Palomar 1 03h33m20.0s +79°34′52″ Cep 13.18 2.8 U5 M10&11 i7 Close to NCP
GC002 NGC 6229 16h46m58.8s +47°31′40″ Her 9.39 4.5 N11 U80 M1117 i19 H IV.50
GC003 M92 17h17m07.4s +43°08′09″ Her 6.44 14.0 N11 U81 M1135 i19 NGC 6341
GC004 NGC 2419 07h38m08.5s +38°52′57″ Lyn 10.40 4.6 N7 U68&69&100&101 M107&108 i24 H I.218, most distant galactic GC known at 82.6kpc
GC005 M13 16h41m41.4s +36°27′36″ Her 5.78 20.0 N11 U114 M1159 i19&31 NGC 6205, large, bright, well resolved
GC006 Palomar 2 04h46m05.9s +31°22′53″ Aur 13.04 2.2 U96 M137 i37 Possibly an ex-member of SagDEG or Sgr dSph
GC007 M56 19h16m35.6s +30°11′01″ Lyr 8.27 8.8 N13 U118 M1173&1174 i30 NGC 6779
GC008 Palomar 4 11h29m16.8s +28°58′25″ UMa 14.20 2.1 U106 M657 i34
GC009 NGC 5466 14h05m27.3s +28°32′04″ Boo 9.04 11.0 N9&11 U110 M650 i32&33 H VI.9
GC010 M3 13h42m11.6s +28°22′38″ CVn 6.19 18.0 N9 U114 M651 i33 NGC 5272
GC011 Koposov 2 07h58m17.0s +26°15′18″ Gem 17.60 i36
GC012 Segue 3 21h21m31.0s +19°07′02″ Peg 14.90 1.3
GC013 M71 19h53m46.5s +18°46′45″ Sge 8.19 7.2 N13 U162 M1219 i42 NGC 6838
GC014 Palomar 10 19h18m02.1s +18°34′18″ Sge 13.22 3.0 U161 M1221 i42
GC015 NGC 4147 12h10m06.3s +18°32′34″ Com 10.32 4.4 N9 U148 M702 i45 H I.19, possibly an ex-member of SagDEG or Sgr dSph
GC016 M53 13h12m55.1s +18°10′05″ Com 7.61 13.0 N9 U150 M699 i45 NGC 5024
GC017 NGC 5053 13h16m27.1s +17°42′01″ Com 9.47 10.5 N9 U150 M699 i45 H VI.7, possibly an ex-member of SagDEG or Sgr dSph
GC018 NGC 7006 21h01m29.4s +16°11′14″ Del 10.56 6.3 N13 U164&U165&U209 M1215 i41 H I.52, very distant, 41.2 kpc
GC019 Palomar 14 16h11m00.6s +14°57′28″ Her 14.74 2.2 U200 M1230&1254 i43
GC020 Balbinot 1 22h10m43.2s +14°56′59″ Peg 16.31 7.9 i40 Extremely faint, very sparse
GC021 Palomar 13 23h06m44.4s +12°46′19″ Peg 13.47 2.2 U213 M1233 i40
GC022 Koposov 1 11h59m18.5s +12°15′36″ Vir 17.10 i45&46
GC023 M15 21h29m58.3s +12°10′01″ Peg 6.20 18.0 N13 U210 M1238 i41 NGC 7078, contains PN
GC024 NGC 6934 20h34m11.5s +07°24′16″ Del 8.83 8.4 N13 U208&209 M1265 i41&53 H I.103
GC025 NGC 6426 17h44m54.7s +03°10′13″ Oph 11.01 13.2 U248 M1273&1296 i55
GC026 M5 15h18m33.5s +02°04′55″ Ser 5.65 21.6 N11 U244 M765 i56 NGC 5904
GC027 NGC 6749 19h05m15.3s +01°54′03″ Aql 12.44 5.2 U251 M1293 i54
GC028 NGC 6760 19h11m12.0s +01°01′50″ Aql 8.88 13.0 N13 U251 M1293 i54
GC029 Palomar 5 15h16m05.3s +00°06′42″ Ser 11.75 6.9 U244 M765 i56
GC030 Palomar 3 10h05m31.9s +00°04′18″ Sex 14.26 2.8 U234 M780 i58 Close to Sextans Dwarf but not obviously bound to it
GC031 NGC 6535 18h03m50.5s -00°17′52″ Ser 10.47 8.4 U248 M1296 i54
GC032 Palomar 15 16h59m51.0s -00°32′20″ Oph 14.00 4.2 U247 M1299&1300 i55 aka Zwicky 1, very sparse
GC033 M2 21h33m28.0s -00°49′23″ Aqr 6.47 16.0 N14 U255&256 M1286 i53 NGC 7089
GC034 GLIMPSE-C01 18h48m49.7s -01°29′50″ Aql 22.24 2.0 i54 Very heavy obscuration
GC035 M12 16h47m14.2s -01°56′55″ Oph 6.70 16.0 N12 U247 M1300 i55 NGC 6218
GC036 M14 17h37m36.1s -03°14′45″ Oph 7.59 11.0 N12 U248 M1298&1322 i55 NGC 6402
GC037 M10 16h57m09.0s -04°06′01″ Oph 6.60 20.0 N12 U247 M1324 i55 NGC 6254
GC038 PWM78 2 17h58m40.0s -05°04′30″ Oph 2.5 i54&55 Marked as PWM78 on i54&55
GC039 NGC 6366 17h27m44.2s -05°04′48″ Oph 9.20 15.2 N11 U248&293 M1322 i55
GC040 NGC 5634 14h29m37.2s -05°58′35″ Vir 9.47 5.5 N12 U242&287 M791 i56 H I.70, probably an ex-member of SagDEG
GC041 IC 1257 17h27m08.5s -07°05′35″ Oph 13.10 5.0 M1322 i55&67 Long thought to be an OC, recatalogued in 1997
GC042 IC 1276 18h10m44.2s -07°12′27″ Ser 10.34 21.0 U294 M1320 i54&66 Palomar 7, very loose
GC043 NGC 6539 18h04m49.7s -07°35′09″ Ser 9.33 21.5 N14 U294 M1320 i54&66 Very loose
GC044 Palomar 11 19h45m14.4s -08°00′26″ Aql 9.80 10.0 U297 M1315 i54&66
GC045 NGC 6712 18h53m04.3s -08°42′22″ Sct 8.10 7.4 N14 U295&296 M1318 i54&66 H I.47
GC046 NGC 6517 18h01m50.5s -08°57′32″ Oph 10.23 4.0 U294 M1320&1344 i66
GC047 Laevens 1 11h36m16.2s -10°52′39″ Crt 0.5 i70 Crater GC
GC048 M72 20h53m27.8s -12°32′14″ Aqr 9.27 6.6 N14 U299 M1366 i65 NGC 6981
GC049 M107 16h32m31.9s -13°03′13″ Oph 7.93 13.0 N12 U291 M1349 i67 NGC 6171, H VI.40
GC050 NGC 7492 23h08m26.6s -15°36′41″ Aqr 11.29 8.4 U303&304 M1353 i64 H III.558
GC051 GLIMPSE-C02 18h18m30.5s -16°58′38″ Sgr i66 Mercer 3, heavily obscured, only readily visible in IR
GC052 NGC 6356 17h23m35.0s -17°48′47″ Oph 8.25 10.0 N12 U293&337&338 M1370 i67 H I.48
GC053 M9 17h19m11.5s -18°30′58″ Oph 7.72 12.0 N12 U337&338 M1370&1371 i67 NGC 6333
GC054 NGC 6342 17h21m10.1s -19°35′14″ Oph 9.66 4.2 U337&338 M1370&1371 i67
GC055 Palomar 8 18h41m29.9s -19°49′33″ Sgr 11.02 13.6 U340 M1366 i66
GC056 2MASS-GC01 18h08m21.8s -19°49′47″ Sgr 27.74 3.3 i66 Heavily obscured, only readily visible in IR
GC057 NGC 6440 17h48m52.7s -20°21′37″ Sgr 9.20 6.3 N12 U338 M1369 i67 H I.150
GC058 2MASS-GC02 18h09m36.5s -20°46′44″ Sgr 24.60 1.9 i66 Heavily obscured, only readily visible in IR
GC059 NGC 5897 15h17m24.5s -21°00′37″ Lib 8.53 12.6 N12 U334 M861 i68 H VI.19
GC060 Eridanus GC 04h24m44.5s -21°11′13″ Eri 14.70 U313 M353 i73 ESO 551-SC 01
GC061 M75 20h06m04.8s -21°55′16″ Sgr 8.52 6.8 N14 U343 M1386 i65&66 NGC 6864
GC062 NGC 6235 16h53m25.3s -22°10′39″ Oph 9.97 5.0 U337 M1396 i67 H II.584
GC063 NGC 6717 18h55m06.0s -22°42′04″ Sgr 9.28 9.9 U340 M1390 i66&78 H III.143, Palomar 9, symbol omitted on i66&78
GC064 NGC 6287 17h05m09.1s -22°42′30″ Oph 9.35 5.1 N12 U337 M1395 i67&79 H II.195
GC065 Terzan 11 18h12m15.8s -22°44′31″ Sgr 15.63 3.1 U339 M1392 i66&78&D6 Unlabelled on i66&78
GC066 M80 16h17m02.4s -22°58′34″ Sco 7.33 10.0 N12 U336 M1398 i67&79 NGC 6093
GC067 M30 21h40m22.1s -23°10′48″ Cap 7.19 12.0 N14 U346 M1381&1382 i65&77 NGC 7099
GC068 NGC 6642 18h31m54.1s -23°28′33″ Sgr 9.13 10.1 N14 U340 M1391 i66&78 H II.205
GC069 NGC 6325 17h17m59.2s -23°45′58″ Oph 10.33 4.1 U337&338 M1395 i67&79
GC070 M22 18h36m24.0s -23°54′15″ Sgr 5.10 32.0 N14 U340 M1391 i66&78 NGC 6656, contains PN
GC071 NGC 6401 17h38m36.6s -23°54′34″ Oph 9.45 12.1 N12 U338 M1394 i79 H I.44
GC072 VVV CL001 17h54m42.5s -24°0853″ Sgr 0.3 Only 0.71 kpc from galactic center. Heavily obscured
GC073 UKS 1 17h54m27.2s -24°08′43″ Sgr 17.29 18.8 U338&339 M1393 i79 UKS 1751-241
GC074 M79 05h24m11.1s -24°31′28″ Lep 7.73 9.6 N6 U315 M350 i85 NGC 1904
GC075 NGC 6284 17h04m28.7s -24°45′54″ Oph 8.83 6.1 N12 U337 M1395 i79 H VI.11
GC076 Terzan 5 17h48m04.8s -24°46′45″ Sgr 13.85 9.8 U338 M1393 i79 Aka Terzan 11
GC077 M28 18h24m32.8s -24°52′11″ Sgr 6.79 11.2 N14 U339&340 M1391 i78 NGC 6626
GC078 NGC 6544 18h07m20.6s -24°59′51″ Sgr 7.77 9.1 N14 U339 M1392 i78
GC079 NGC 6638 18h30m56.1s -25°29′51″ Sgr 9.02 6.6 N14 U340 M1391 i78&D6 H I.51
GC080 NGC 6553 18h09m17.6s -25°54′31″ Sgr 8.06 9.1 N14 U339 M1392 i78 H IV.12
GC081 NGC 6144 16h27m13.9s -26°01′25″ Sco 9.01 9.3 N12 U336 M1397 i79 H VI.10, close to Antares
GC082 Terzan 10 18h03m36.4s -26°04′21″ Sgr 14.90 1.5 U339 i79 Omitted from M1392
GC083 Palomar 6 17h43m42.2s -26°13′21″ Oph 11.55 8.4 U338 M1395 i79 Loose, obscured, contains PN
GC084 M19 17h02m37.8s -26°16′05″ Oph 6.77 17.0 i79 NGC 6273
GC085 NGC 6355 17h23m58.6s -26°21′12″ Oph 9.14 15.2 N12 U337&338 M1394 i79 H I.46
GC086 M4 16h23m35.4s -26°31′33″ Sco 5.63 36.0 N12 U336 M1397 i79 NGC 6121, perhaps closest GC (cf NGC 6397)
GC087 NGC 5694 14h39m36.3s -26°32′20″ Hya 10.17 4.3 U332&333 M862&863 i80 H II.196
GC088 NGC 6293 17h10m10.2s -26°34′56″ Oph 8.22 8.1 N12 337 M1395 i79 H VI.12
GC089 NGC 288 00h52m46.4s -26°34′59″ Scl 8.09 13.0 N4 U307 M364 i87 H VI.20, bright & easily resolved. SBc galaxy on western edge
GC090 M68 12h39m28.0s -26°44′39″ Hya 7.84 11.0 N10 U329 M868&869 i81 NGC 4590
GC091 Terzan 9 18h01m38.8s -26°50′23″ Sgr 16.00 8.2 U339 M1392 i79
GC093 AM 4 13h56m21.7s -27°10′03″ Hya 15.89 3.0 M865 i80&81 Extremely faint, very sparse
GC094 NGC 6540 18h06m08.6s -27°45′55″ Sgr 9.30 1.5 U339 M1415 i7879 H II.198, Djorgovski 3, long thought to be an OC as on U339
GC092 Djorgovski 2 18h01m49.1s -27°49′33″ Sgr 9.90 10.5 M1415 i78&79 E456-SC38, heavily obscured, only 1.8 kpc from galactic center
GC095 NGC 6316 17h16m37.3s -28°08′24″ Oph 8.43 5.2 N12 U337&376 M1417 i79 HI.45
GC096 ESO 452-11 16h39m25.5s -28°23′55″ Sco 12.00 1.2 i79
GC097 ESO 456-78 18h14m06.6s -28°38′06″ Sgr 11.00 1.3 i78 AL 3, BH 261
GC098 NGC 6304 17h14m32.3s -29°27′44″ Oph 8.22 6.8 N12 U376 M1417 i79 H I.147
GC099 HP 1 17h31m05.2s -29°58′54″ Sco 11.59 8.2 U376 M1416 i79 BH 229, close to direction of galactic center but 17kpc further
GC100 NGC 6522 18h03m34.0s -30°02′02″ Sgr 8.27 16.4 N14 U377 M1415 i78&79 H I.49
GC101 NGC 6528 18h04m49.6s -30°03′22″ Sgr 9.60 16.6 N14 U377 M1415 i78&79 H II.200
GC102 M62 17h01m12.8s -30°06′49″ Oph 6.45 15.0 N12 U375&376 M1418 i79 NGC 6266
GC103 NGC 6624 18h23m40.5s -30°21′40″ Sgr 7.87 20.6 N14 U377&378 M1414 i78 H I.50
GC104 Terzan 1 17h35m47.8s -30°28′11″ Sco 15.90 11.1 U376 M1416 i79
GC105 Terzan 2 17h27m33.1s -30°48′08″ Sco 14.29 10.1 U376 M1416&1417 i79 HP 3
GC106 M55 19h39m59.7s -30°57′53″ Sgr 6.32 19.0 N14 U379&380 M1410&1411 i78 NGC 6809
GC107 Terzan 6 17h50m46.4s -31°16′31″ Sco 13.85 17.4 U377 M1415 i78&79 HP 5
GC108 Terzan 4 17h30m39.0s -31°35′44″ Sco 16.00 0.7 U376 M1416 i79 HP 4
GC109 NGC 6558 18h10m17.8s -31°45′50″ Sgr 9.26 10.4 N14 U377 M1414&1415 i7879
GC110 NGC 6569 18h13m38.8s -31°49′37″ Sgr 8.55 7.0 N14 U377 M1414 i78 H II.201
GC111 M70 18h43m12.8s -32°17′32″ Sgr 7.87 8.0 N14 U378 M1413 i78 NGC 6681
GC112 M69 18h31m23.1s -32°20′53″ Sgr 7.64 9.8 N14 U378 M1413&1414 i78 NGC 6637
GC113 NGC 6652 18h35m45.7s -32°59′26″ Sgr 8.62 4.5 N14 U378 M1413&1435 i78
GC114 Djorgovski 1 17h47m28.3s -33°03′56″ Sco 13.60 15.9 M1416&1438 i78&79&D5 Heavily obscured, unlabelled on i78&79
GC115 NGC 5824 15h03m58.6s -33°04′05″ Lup 9.09 7.2 N12 U373 M5824&907 i80
GC116 Liller 1 17h33m24.5s -33°23′20″ Sco 16.77 12.6 U376 M1416&1438 i79
GC117 AM 2 07h39m11.1s -33°50′57″ Pup M389&390 i84 Marked as OC on i84
GC118 NGC 6453 17h50m51.7s -34°35′57″ Sco 10.08 21.5 U377 M1437 i78&79&90&D5
GC119 Terzan 3 16h28m40.1s -35°21′13″ Sco 12.00 6.0 U375 M141 i79
GC120 NGC 2298 06h48m59.4s -36°00′19″ Pup 9.29 5.0 N8 U360 M392 i84 Probably an ex-member of CMa Dwarf
GC121 NGC 6723 18h59m33.2s -36°37′56″ Sgr 7.01 13.0 N14 U378&379 M1434 i78&90
GC122 NGC 6441 17h50m13.0s -37°03′05″ Sco 7.15 9.6 N12 U377 M1437 i79&90 Contains PN
GC123 NGC 6256 16h59m32.6s -37°07′17″ Sco 11.29 7.0 U375&376 M1440 i79&91
GC124 Pyxis globular cluster 09h07m57.8s -37°13′17″ Pyx 12.90 5.0 M923 i83&95
GC125 NGC 5986 15h46m03.3s -37°47′11″ Lup 7.52 9.7 N12 U374 M905 i92
GC126 Tonantzintla 2 17h36m10.5s -38°33′12″ Sco 12.24 10.7 U376&408 M1438&1458&1459 i79&91
GC127 NGC 6139 16h27m40.4s -38°50′56″ Sco 8.99 5.5 N12 U375 M1441&1461 i91
GC128 NGC 6380 17h34m28.0s -39°04′09″ Sco 11.31 12.1 U376&408 M1438&1458&1459 i91
GC129 FSR 1758 17h31m12.6s -39°48′30″ Sco <7 90.0 Very large, very bright, very crowded field
GC130 NGC 1851 05h14m06.5s -40°02′49″ Col 7.14 12.0 N6 U358&392&393 M417 i97 Probably an ex-member of CMa Dwarf
GC131 NGC 6541 18h08m02.3s -43°42′54″ CrA 6.30 29.6 N14 U409 M1457 i91
GC132 NGC 6496 17h59m02.8s -44°15′57″ Sco 8.54 5.8 N12 U408&409 M1457&1458 i91
GC133 NGC 6388 17h36m17.2s -44°44′07″ Sco 6.72 10.2 N12 U408 M1458&1459 i91
GC134 NGC 3201 10h17m36.8s -46°24′45″ Vel 6.75 18.2 N10 U399 M961 i94
GC135 ESO 280-6 18h09m06.0s -46°25′23″ Ara 12.00 i91 Sparse, discovered 2000
GC136 FSR 1735 16h52m10.6s -47°03′29″ Ara 12.90 0.8 i91 2MASS-GC3, compact, obscured
GC137 ω Centauri 13h26m47.2s -47°28′47″ Cen 3.90 55.0 N10 U403 M953 i92&93 NGC 5139, large & bright (NE), elliptical profile
GC138 NGC 6352 17h25m29.1s -48°25′20″ Ara 7.96 9.0 N12 U408 M1479 i91
GC139 AM 1 03h55m02.3s -49°36′55″ Hor 15.72 1.7 U391 M441 i98 E 1
GC140 ESO 224-8 15h39m07.5s -50°03′10″ Nor 14.00 3.0 i91&92 aka BH 176, vdB-Ha 176
GC141 NGC 5946 15h35m28.5s -50°39′35″ Nor 9.61 7.1 N12 U405&406&432 M947&948 i91&92&102
GC142 NGC 5927 15h28m00.7s -50°40′23″ Lup 8.01 12.0 N12 U405&431&432 M948 i91&92&102
GC143 Ruprecht 106 12h38m40.2s -51°09′01″ Cen 10.90 5.0 M955&973 i93&103
GC144 NGC 5286 13h46m26.8s -51°22′26″ Cen 7.34 9.1 N10 U430 M952&971 i93&103
GC145 NGC 6584 18h18m37.6s -52°12′57″ Tel 8.27 9.4 N14 U434 M1494 i90&91&101
GC146 NGC 6397 17h40m42.0s -53°40′26″ Ara 5.73 31.0 N12&16 U455 M1495 i91&101&102 Perhaps closest GC to the Sun (cf M4)
GC147 NGC 1261 03h12m16.2s -55°12′59″ Hor 8.29 6.9 N6&15 U419 M460 i106&107
GC148 Lynga 7 16h11m03.7s -55°19′04″ Nor 10.18 i102 Obscured, metal rich
GC149 NGC 6752 19h10m52.1s -59°59′02″ Pav 5.40 55.3 N15 U435 M1507 i101 Large, naked eye object
GC150 NGC 2808 09h12m03.1s -64°51′49″ Car 6.20 14.0 N16 U448 M1007 i104&105 Probably an ex-member of CMa Dwarf
GC151 NGC 6362 17h31m55.0s -67°02′54″ Ara 7.73 15.0 N16 U455 M1522 i102&109
GC152 NGC 362 01h03m14.3s -70°50′56″ Tuc 6.40 14.0 N15 U441 M501 i108&113&D29 Within boundary of SMC but not part of it
GC153 NGC 4833 12h59m34.5s -70°52′32″ Mus 6.91 13.5 N16 U451 M1012 i110&111
GC154 47 Tucanae 00h24m05.7s -72°04′53″ Tuc 4.09 50.0 N15 U440&460 M502 i108&113&D29 NGC 104, large & bright (NE)
GC155 NGC 6101 16h25m48.1s -72°12′07″ Aps 9.16 10.7 N16 U454&468 M1534 i109&110
GC156 NGC 4372 12h25m45.4s -72°39′33″ Mus 7.24 18.6 N16 U450&466 M1013 i110,111
GC157 E3 09h20m57.1s -77°16′55″ Cha 11.35 10.0 M1025 i111&112
GC158 IC 4499 15h00m18.6s -82°12′50″ Aps 9.76 7.6 U467&468 M1027 i110&114 Close to SCP
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