List of Galactic Globular Clusters

GC_ID	Name	Right Ascension	Declination	Const	Magnitude	Diameter, arc-min	Chart	Notes
GC001	Palomar 1	03^h33^m20.0^s	+79°34′52″	Cep	13.18	2.8	U5 M10&11 i7	Close to NCP
GC002	NGC 6229	16^h46^m58.8^s	+47°31′40″	Her	9.39	4.5	N11 U80 M1117 i19	H IV.50
GC003	M92	17^h17^m07.4^s	+43°08′09″	Her	6.44	14.0	N11 U81 M1135 i19	NGC 6341
GC004	NGC 2419	07^h38^m08.5^s	+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	16^h41^m41.4^s	+36°27′36″	Her	5.78	20.0	N11 U114 M1159 i19&31	NGC 6205, large, bright, well resolved
GC006	Palomar 2	04^h46^m05.9^s	+31°22′53″	Aur	13.04	2.2	U96 M137 i37	Possibly an ex-member of SagDEG or Sgr dSph
GC007	M56	19^h16^m35.6^s	+30°11′01″	Lyr	8.27	8.8	N13 U118 M1173&1174 i30	NGC 6779
GC008	Palomar 4	11^h29^m16.8^s	+28°58′25″	UMa	14.20	2.1	U106 M657 i34
GC009	NGC 5466	14^h05^m27.3^s	+28°32′04″	Boo	9.04	11.0	N9&11 U110 M650 i32&33	H VI.9
GC010	M3	13^h42^m11.6^s	+28°22′38″	CVn	6.19	18.0	N9 U114 M651 i33	NGC 5272
GC011	Koposov 2	07^h58^m17.0^s	+26°15′18″	Gem	17.60		i36
GC012	Segue 3	21^h21^m31.0^s	+19°07′02″	Peg	14.90	1.3
GC013	M71	19^h53^m46.5^s	+18°46′45″	Sge	8.19	7.2	N13 U162 M1219 i42	NGC 6838
GC014	Palomar 10	19^h18^m02.1^s	+18°34′18″	Sge	13.22	3.0	U161 M1221 i42
GC015	NGC 4147	12^h10^m06.3^s	+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	13^h12^m55.1^s	+18°10′05″	Com	7.61	13.0	N9 U150 M699 i45	NGC 5024
GC017	NGC 5053	13^h16^m27.1^s	+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	21^h01^m29.4^s	+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	16^h11^m00.6^s	+14°57′28″	Her	14.74	2.2	U200 M1230&1254 i43
GC020	Balbinot 1	22^h10^m43.2^s	+14°56′59″	Peg	16.31	7.9	i40	Extremely faint, very sparse
GC021	Palomar 13	23^h06^m44.4^s	+12°46′19″	Peg	13.47	2.2	U213 M1233 i40
GC022	Koposov 1	11^h59^m18.5^s	+12°15′36″	Vir	17.10		i45&46
GC023	M15	21^h29^m58.3^s	+12°10′01″	Peg	6.20	18.0	N13 U210 M1238 i41	NGC 7078, contains PN
GC024	NGC 6934	20^h34^m11.5^s	+07°24′16″	Del	8.83	8.4	N13 U208&209 M1265 i41&53	H I.103
GC025	NGC 6426	17^h44^m54.7^s	+03°10′13″	Oph	11.01	13.2	U248 M1273&1296 i55
GC026	M5	15^h18^m33.5^s	+02°04′55″	Ser	5.65	21.6	N11 U244 M765 i56	NGC 5904
GC027	NGC 6749	19^h05^m15.3^s	+01°54′03″	Aql	12.44	5.2	U251 M1293 i54
GC028	NGC 6760	19^h11^m12.0^s	+01°01′50″	Aql	8.88	13.0	N13 U251 M1293 i54
GC029	Palomar 5	15^h16^m05.3^s	+00°06′42″	Ser	11.75	6.9	U244 M765 i56
GC030	Palomar 3	10^h05^m31.9^s	+00°04′18″	Sex	14.26	2.8	U234 M780 i58	Close to Sextans Dwarf but not obviously bound to it
GC031	NGC 6535	18^h03^m50.5^s	-00°17′52″	Ser	10.47	8.4	U248 M1296 i54
GC032	Palomar 15	16^h59^m51.0^s	-00°32′20″	Oph	14.00	4.2	U247 M1299&1300 i55	aka Zwicky 1, very sparse
GC033	M2	21^h33^m28.0^s	-00°49′23″	Aqr	6.47	16.0	N14 U255&256 M1286 i53	NGC 7089
GC034	GLIMPSE-C01	18^h48^m49.7^s	-01°29′50″	Aql	22.24	2.0	i54	Very heavy obscuration
GC035	M12	16^h47^m14.2^s	-01°56′55″	Oph	6.70	16.0	N12 U247 M1300 i55	NGC 6218
GC036	M14	17^h37^m36.1^s	-03°14′45″	Oph	7.59	11.0	N12 U248 M1298&1322 i55	NGC 6402
GC037	M10	16^h57^m09.0^s	-04°06′01″	Oph	6.60	20.0	N12 U247 M1324 i55	NGC 6254
GC038	PWM78 2	17^h58^m40.0^s	-05°04′30″	Oph		2.5	i54&55	Marked as PWM78 on i54&55
GC039	NGC 6366	17^h27^m44.2^s	-05°04′48″	Oph	9.20	15.2	N11 U248&293 M1322 i55
GC040	NGC 5634	14^h29^m37.2^s	-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	17^h27^m08.5^s	-07°05′35″	Oph	13.10	5.0	M1322 i55&67	Long thought to be an OC, recatalogued in 1997
GC042	IC 1276	18^h10^m44.2^s	-07°12′27″	Ser	10.34	21.0	U294 M1320 i54&66	Palomar 7, very loose
GC043	NGC 6539	18^h04^m49.7^s	-07°35′09″	Ser	9.33	21.5	N14 U294 M1320 i54&66	Very loose
GC044	Palomar 11	19^h45^m14.4^s	-08°00′26″	Aql	9.80	10.0	U297 M1315 i54&66
GC045	NGC 6712	18^h53^m04.3^s	-08°42′22″	Sct	8.10	7.4	N14 U295&296 M1318 i54&66	H I.47
GC046	NGC 6517	18^h01^m50.5^s	-08°57′32″	Oph	10.23	4.0	U294 M1320&1344 i66
GC047	Laevens 1	11^h36^m16.2^s	-10°52′39″	Crt		0.5	i70	Crater GC
GC048	M72	20^h53^m27.8^s	-12°32′14″	Aqr	9.27	6.6	N14 U299 M1366 i65	NGC 6981
GC049	M107	16^h32^m31.9^s	-13°03′13″	Oph	7.93	13.0	N12 U291 M1349 i67	NGC 6171, H VI.40
GC050	NGC 7492	23^h08^m26.6^s	-15°36′41″	Aqr	11.29	8.4	U303&304 M1353 i64	H III.558
GC051	GLIMPSE-C02	18^h18^m30.5^s	-16°58′38″	Sgr			i66	Mercer 3, heavily obscured, only readily visible in IR
GC052	NGC 6356	17^h23^m35.0^s	-17°48′47″	Oph	8.25	10.0	N12 U293&337&338 M1370 i67	H I.48
GC053	M9	17^h19^m11.5^s	-18°30′58″	Oph	7.72	12.0	N12 U337&338 M1370&1371 i67	NGC 6333
GC054	NGC 6342	17^h21^m10.1^s	-19°35′14″	Oph	9.66	4.2	U337&338 M1370&1371 i67
GC055	Palomar 8	18^h41^m29.9^s	-19°49′33″	Sgr	11.02	13.6	U340 M1366 i66
GC056	2MASS-GC01	18^h08^m21.8^s	-19°49′47″	Sgr	27.74	3.3	i66	Heavily obscured, only readily visible in IR
GC057	NGC 6440	17^h48^m52.7^s	-20°21′37″	Sgr	9.20	6.3	N12 U338 M1369 i67	H I.150
GC058	2MASS-GC02	18^h09^m36.5^s	-20°46′44″	Sgr	24.60	1.9	i66	Heavily obscured, only readily visible in IR
GC059	NGC 5897	15^h17^m24.5^s	-21°00′37″	Lib	8.53	12.6	N12 U334 M861 i68	H VI.19
GC060	Eridanus GC	04^h24^m44.5^s	-21°11′13″	Eri	14.70		U313 M353 i73	ESO 551-SC 01
GC061	M75	20^h06^m04.8^s	-21°55′16″	Sgr	8.52	6.8	N14 U343 M1386 i65&66	NGC 6864
GC062	NGC 6235	16^h53^m25.3^s	-22°10′39″	Oph	9.97	5.0	U337 M1396 i67	H II.584
GC063	NGC 6717	18^h55^m06.0^s	-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	17^h05^m09.1^s	-22°42′30″	Oph	9.35	5.1	N12 U337 M1395 i67&79	H II.195
GC065	Terzan 11	18^h12^m15.8^s	-22°44′31″	Sgr	15.63	3.1	U339 M1392 i66&78&D6	Unlabelled on i66&78
GC066	M80	16^h17^m02.4^s	-22°58′34″	Sco	7.33	10.0	N12 U336 M1398 i67&79	NGC 6093
GC067	M30	21^h40^m22.1^s	-23°10′48″	Cap	7.19	12.0	N14 U346 M1381&1382 i65&77	NGC 7099
GC068	NGC 6642	18^h31^m54.1^s	-23°28′33″	Sgr	9.13	10.1	N14 U340 M1391 i66&78	H II.205
GC069	NGC 6325	17^h17^m59.2^s	-23°45′58″	Oph	10.33	4.1	U337&338 M1395 i67&79
GC070	M22	18^h36^m24.0^s	-23°54′15″	Sgr	5.10	32.0	N14 U340 M1391 i66&78	NGC 6656, contains PN
GC071	NGC 6401	17^h38^m36.6^s	-23°54′34″	Oph	9.45	12.1	N12 U338 M1394 i79	H I.44
GC072	VVV CL001	17^h54^m42.5^s	-24°0853″	Sgr		0.3		Only 0.71 kpc from galactic center. Heavily obscured
GC073	UKS 1	17^h54^m27.2^s	-24°08′43″	Sgr	17.29	18.8	U338&339 M1393 i79	UKS 1751-241
GC074	M79	05^h24^m11.1^s	-24°31′28″	Lep	7.73	9.6	N6 U315 M350 i85	NGC 1904
GC075	NGC 6284	17^h04^m28.7^s	-24°45′54″	Oph	8.83	6.1	N12 U337 M1395 i79	H VI.11
GC076	Terzan 5	17^h48^m04.8^s	-24°46′45″	Sgr	13.85	9.8	U338 M1393 i79	Aka Terzan 11
GC077	M28	18^h24^m32.8^s	-24°52′11″	Sgr	6.79	11.2	N14 U339&340 M1391 i78	NGC 6626
GC078	NGC 6544	18^h07^m20.6^s	-24°59′51″	Sgr	7.77	9.1	N14 U339 M1392 i78
GC079	NGC 6638	18^h30^m56.1^s	-25°29′51″	Sgr	9.02	6.6	N14 U340 M1391 i78&D6	H I.51
GC080	NGC 6553	18^h09^m17.6^s	-25°54′31″	Sgr	8.06	9.1	N14 U339 M1392 i78	H IV.12
GC081	NGC 6144	16^h27^m13.9^s	-26°01′25″	Sco	9.01	9.3	N12 U336 M1397 i79	H VI.10, close to Antares
GC082	Terzan 10	18^h03^m36.4^s	-26°04′21″	Sgr	14.90	1.5	U339 i79	Omitted from M1392
GC083	Palomar 6	17^h43^m42.2^s	-26°13′21″	Oph	11.55	8.4	U338 M1395 i79	Loose, obscured, contains PN
GC084	M19	17^h02^m37.8^s	-26°16′05″	Oph	6.77	17.0	i79	NGC 6273
GC085	NGC 6355	17^h23^m58.6^s	-26°21′12″	Oph	9.14	15.2	N12 U337&338 M1394 i79	H I.46
GC086	M4	16^h23^m35.4^s	-26°31′33″	Sco	5.63	36.0	N12 U336 M1397 i79	NGC 6121, perhaps closest GC (cf NGC 6397)
GC087	NGC 5694	14^h39^m36.3^s	-26°32′20″	Hya	10.17	4.3	U332&333 M862&863 i80	H II.196
GC088	NGC 6293	17^h10^m10.2^s	-26°34′56″	Oph	8.22	8.1	N12 337 M1395 i79	H VI.12
GC089	NGC 288	00^h52^m46.4^s	-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	12^h39^m28.0^s	-26°44′39″	Hya	7.84	11.0	N10 U329 M868&869 i81	NGC 4590
GC091	Terzan 9	18^h01^m38.8^s	-26°50′23″	Sgr	16.00	8.2	U339 M1392 i79
GC093	AM 4	13^h56^m21.7^s	-27°10′03″	Hya	15.89	3.0	M865 i80&81	Extremely faint, very sparse
GC094	NGC 6540	18^h06^m08.6^s	-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	18^h01^m49.1^s	-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	17^h16^m37.3^s	-28°08′24″	Oph	8.43	5.2	N12 U337&376 M1417 i79	HI.45
GC096	ESO 452-11	16^h39^m25.5^s	-28°23′55″	Sco	12.00	1.2	i79
GC097	ESO 456-78	18^h14^m06.6^s	-28°38′06″	Sgr	11.00	1.3	i78	AL 3, BH 261
GC098	NGC 6304	17^h14^m32.3^s	-29°27′44″	Oph	8.22	6.8	N12 U376 M1417 i79	H I.147
GC099	HP 1	17^h31^m05.2^s	-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	18^h03^m34.0^s	-30°02′02″	Sgr	8.27	16.4	N14 U377 M1415 i78&79	H I.49
GC101	NGC 6528	18^h04^m49.6^s	-30°03′22″	Sgr	9.60	16.6	N14 U377 M1415 i78&79	H II.200
GC102	M62	17^h01^m12.8^s	-30°06′49″	Oph	6.45	15.0	N12 U375&376 M1418 i79	NGC 6266
GC103	NGC 6624	18^h23^m40.5^s	-30°21′40″	Sgr	7.87	20.6	N14 U377&378 M1414 i78	H I.50
GC104	Terzan 1	17^h35^m47.8^s	-30°28′11″	Sco	15.90	11.1	U376 M1416 i79
GC105	Terzan 2	17^h27^m33.1^s	-30°48′08″	Sco	14.29	10.1	U376 M1416&1417 i79	HP 3
GC106	M55	19^h39^m59.7^s	-30°57′53″	Sgr	6.32	19.0	N14 U379&380 M1410&1411 i78	NGC 6809
GC107	Terzan 6	17^h50^m46.4^s	-31°16′31″	Sco	13.85	17.4	U377 M1415 i78&79	HP 5
GC108	Terzan 4	17^h30^m39.0^s	-31°35′44″	Sco	16.00	0.7	U376 M1416 i79	HP 4
GC109	NGC 6558	18^h10^m17.8^s	-31°45′50″	Sgr	9.26	10.4	N14 U377 M1414&1415 i7879
GC110	NGC 6569	18^h13^m38.8^s	-31°49′37″	Sgr	8.55	7.0	N14 U377 M1414 i78	H II.201
GC111	M70	18^h43^m12.8^s	-32°17′32″	Sgr	7.87	8.0	N14 U378 M1413 i78	NGC 6681
GC112	M69	18^h31^m23.1^s	-32°20′53″	Sgr	7.64	9.8	N14 U378 M1413&1414 i78	NGC 6637
GC113	NGC 6652	18^h35^m45.7^s	-32°59′26″	Sgr	8.62	4.5	N14 U378 M1413&1435 i78
GC114	Djorgovski 1	17^h47^m28.3^s	-33°03′56″	Sco	13.60	15.9	M1416&1438 i78&79&D5	Heavily obscured, unlabelled on i78&79
GC115	NGC 5824	15^h03^m58.6^s	-33°04′05″	Lup	9.09	7.2	N12 U373 M5824&907 i80
GC116	Liller 1	17^h33^m24.5^s	-33°23′20″	Sco	16.77	12.6	U376 M1416&1438 i79
GC117	AM 2	07^h39^m11.1^s	-33°50′57″	Pup			M389&390 i84	Marked as OC on i84
GC118	NGC 6453	17^h50^m51.7^s	-34°35′57″	Sco	10.08	21.5	U377 M1437 i78&79&90&D5
GC119	Terzan 3	16^h28^m40.1^s	-35°21′13″	Sco	12.00	6.0	U375 M141 i79
GC120	NGC 2298	06^h48^m59.4^s	-36°00′19″	Pup	9.29	5.0	N8 U360 M392 i84	Probably an ex-member of CMa Dwarf
GC121	NGC 6723	18^h59^m33.2^s	-36°37′56″	Sgr	7.01	13.0	N14 U378&379 M1434 i78&90
GC122	NGC 6441	17^h50^m13.0^s	-37°03′05″	Sco	7.15	9.6	N12 U377 M1437 i79&90	Contains PN
GC123	NGC 6256	16^h59^m32.6^s	-37°07′17″	Sco	11.29	7.0	U375&376 M1440 i79&91
GC124	Pyxis globular cluster	09^h07^m57.8^s	-37°13′17″	Pyx	12.90	5.0	M923 i83&95
GC125	NGC 5986	15^h46^m03.3^s	-37°47′11″	Lup	7.52	9.7	N12 U374 M905 i92
GC126	Tonantzintla 2	17^h36^m10.5^s	-38°33′12″	Sco	12.24	10.7	U376&408 M1438&1458&1459 i79&91
GC127	NGC 6139	16^h27^m40.4^s	-38°50′56″	Sco	8.99	5.5	N12 U375 M1441&1461 i91
GC128	NGC 6380	17^h34^m28.0^s	-39°04′09″	Sco	11.31	12.1	U376&408 M1438&1458&1459 i91
GC129	FSR 1758	17^h31^m12.6^s	-39°48′30″	Sco	<7	90.0		Very large, very bright, very crowded field
GC130	NGC 1851	05^h14^m06.5^s	-40°02′49″	Col	7.14	12.0	N6 U358&392&393 M417 i97	Probably an ex-member of CMa Dwarf
GC131	NGC 6541	18^h08^m02.3^s	-43°42′54″	CrA	6.30	29.6	N14 U409 M1457 i91
GC132	NGC 6496	17^h59^m02.8^s	-44°15′57″	Sco	8.54	5.8	N12 U408&409 M1457&1458 i91
GC133	NGC 6388	17^h36^m17.2^s	-44°44′07″	Sco	6.72	10.2	N12 U408 M1458&1459 i91
GC134	NGC 3201	10^h17^m36.8^s	-46°24′45″	Vel	6.75	18.2	N10 U399 M961 i94
GC135	ESO 280-6	18^h09^m06.0^s	-46°25′23″	Ara	12.00	–	i91	Sparse, discovered 2000
GC136	FSR 1735	16^h52^m10.6^s	-47°03′29″	Ara	12.90	0.8	i91	2MASS-GC3, compact, obscured
GC137	ω Centauri	13^h26^m47.2^s	-47°28′47″	Cen	3.90	55.0	N10 U403 M953 i92&93	NGC 5139, large & bright (NE), elliptical profile
GC138	NGC 6352	17^h25^m29.1^s	-48°25′20″	Ara	7.96	9.0	N12 U408 M1479 i91
GC139	AM 1	03^h55^m02.3^s	-49°36′55″	Hor	15.72	1.7	U391 M441 i98	E 1
GC140	ESO 224-8	15^h39^m07.5^s	-50°03′10″	Nor	14.00	3.0	i91&92	aka BH 176, vdB-Ha 176
GC141	NGC 5946	15^h35^m28.5^s	-50°39′35″	Nor	9.61	7.1	N12 U405&406&432 M947&948 i91&92&102
GC142	NGC 5927	15^h28^m00.7^s	-50°40′23″	Lup	8.01	12.0	N12 U405&431&432 M948 i91&92&102
GC143	Ruprecht 106	12^h38^m40.2^s	-51°09′01″	Cen	10.90	5.0	M955&973 i93&103
GC144	NGC 5286	13^h46^m26.8^s	-51°22′26″	Cen	7.34	9.1	N10 U430 M952&971 i93&103
GC145	NGC 6584	18^h18^m37.6^s	-52°12′57″	Tel	8.27	9.4	N14 U434 M1494 i90&91&101
GC146	NGC 6397	17^h40^m42.0^s	-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	03^h12^m16.2^s	-55°12′59″	Hor	8.29	6.9	N6&15 U419 M460 i106&107
GC148	Lynga 7	16^h11^m03.7^s	-55°19′04″	Nor	10.18	–	i102	Obscured, metal rich
GC149	NGC 6752	19^h10^m52.1^s	-59°59′02″	Pav	5.40	55.3	N15 U435 M1507 i101	Large, naked eye object
GC150	NGC 2808	09^h12^m03.1^s	-64°51′49″	Car	6.20	14.0	N16 U448 M1007 i104&105	Probably an ex-member of CMa Dwarf
GC151	NGC 6362	17^h31^m55.0^s	-67°02′54″	Ara	7.73	15.0	N16 U455 M1522 i102&109
GC152	NGC 362	01^h03^m14.3^s	-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	12^h59^m34.5^s	-70°52′32″	Mus	6.91	13.5	N16 U451 M1012 i110&111
GC154	47 Tucanae	00^h24^m05.7^s	-72°04′53″	Tuc	4.09	50.0	N15 U440&460 M502 i108&113&D29	NGC 104, large & bright (NE)
GC155	NGC 6101	16^h25^m48.1^s	-72°12′07″	Aps	9.16	10.7	N16 U454&468 M1534 i109&110
GC156	NGC 4372	12^h25^m45.4^s	-72°39′33″	Mus	7.24	18.6	N16 U450&466 M1013 i110,111
GC157	E3	09^h20^m57.1^s	-77°16′55″	Cha	11.35	10.0	M1025 i111&112
GC158	IC 4499	15^h00^m18.6^s	-82°12′50″	Aps	9.76	7.6	U467&468 M1027 i110&114	Close to SCP

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