Milky Way Globular Clusters

This list contains all 158 Milky Way globular clusters known at the time of this writing (June, 2007), members of the halo of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Most of the data were taken from William E. Harris, with recent discoveries added from Hurt et.al. (2000) (2MASS-GC01 and 2MASS-GC02), Ortolani et.al. (2000) (ESO 280-SC06), Kobulnicky et.al. (2004) (GLIMPSE-C01), Ortolani et.al. (2006) (AL-3), Berokunov et.al. (2007) (Segue 1), Froebrich et.al. (2007) (FSR 1735), Koposov et.al. (2007) (Koposov 1 and 2), and Bonatto et.al. (2007) (FSR 1767).

Note: This list includes the four globulars which are probably genuine members of the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy (SagDEG), namely, M 54, Arp 2, Terzan 7 and Terzan 8. One justification is that those will probably be incorporated in our Galaxy's halo after the disruption of the dwarf galaxy. Another one, Palomar 12, now a dynamical member of the Milky Way halo, was probably captured from SagDEG at some earlier time.
It is also justified as it also contains the presumable four former members of the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, which was discovered in 2003 and is in an even more advanced state of disruption: M79, NGC 1851, NGC 2298, and NGC 2808. All these are now considered as members of the Galactic halo which recently "immigrated" from disrupted and cannibalized dwarf galaxies.

 M     NGC/IC  ID/Name/Crossref     Con       RA  (2000)  DEC     R_Sun   R_gc   m_v   dim

104 47 Tuc, Lac I.1 Tuc 00:24:05.2 -72:04:51 14.7 24.1 3.95 50.0 288 H 6.20 Scl 00:52:47.5 -26:35:24 28.7 39.1 8.09 13.0 362 Dun 62 Tuc 01:03:14.3 -70:50:54 27.7 30.3 6.40 14.0 Whiting 1 Cet 02:02:56.8 -03:15:10 1.2 1261 Dun 337 Hor 03:12:15.3 -55:13:01 53.5 59.4 8.29 6.6 Pal 1 Cep 03:33:23.0 +79:34:50 35.6 55.4 13.18 2.8 AM 1, E 1 Hor 03:55:02.7 -49:36:52 397.6 401.8 15.72 0.5 Eridanus Eri 04:24:44.5 -21:11:13 294.2 310.5 14.70 1.0 Pal 2 Aur 04:46:05.9 +31:22:51 90.0 115.5 13.04 2.2 1851 Dun 508 Col 05:14:06.3 -40:02:50 39.5 54.5 7.14 12.0 M 79 1904 Lep 05:24:10.6 -24:31:27 42.1 61.3 7.73 9.6 2298 Dun 578 Pup 06:48:59.2 -36:00:19 34.9 51.2 9.29 5.0 2419 H 1.218 Lyn 07:38:08.5 +38:52:55 274.6 298.4 10.39 4.6 Koposov 2 Gem 07:58:17.0 +26:15:18 130 Pyxis Pyx 09:07:57.8 -37:13:17 129.4 135.9 12.90 4.0 2808 Dun 265 Car 09:12:02.6 -64:51:47 31.2 36.2 6.20 14.0 E 3 Cha 09:20:59.3 -77:16:57 14.0 24.8 11.35 10: Pal 3 Sex 10:05:31.4 +00:04:17 302.3 312.8 14.26 1.6 Segue 1 Leo 10:07:04 +12:47:30 75.0 14.7 4.5 3201 Dun 445 Vel 10:17:36.8 -46:24:40 16.3 29.0 6.75 20.0 Pal 4 UMa 11:29:16.8 +28:58:25 356.2 364.6 14.20 1.3 Koposov 1 Vir 11:59:18.5 +12:15:36 160 4147 H 1.19 Com 12:10:06.2 +18:32:31 62.9 69.5 10.32 4.4 4372 Mus 12:25:45.4 -72:39:33 18.9 23.2 7.24 5.0 Rup 106 Cen 12:38:40.2 -51:09:01 69.1 60.3 10.90 2.0 M 68 4590 Hya 12:39:28.0 -26:44:34 33.3 32.9 7.84 11.0 4833 Lac I.4, Dun 164 Mus 12:59:35.0 -70:52:29 21.2 22.8 6.91 14.0 M 53 5024 Com 13:12:55.3 +18:10:09 58.0 59.6 7.61 13.0 5053 H 6.7 Com 13:16:27.0 +17:41:53 53.5 55.1 9.47 10.0 5139 Omega Cen, Lac I.5 Cen 13:26:45.9 -47:28:37 17.3 20.9 3.68 55.0 M 3 5272 CVn 13:42:11.2 +28:22:32 33.9 39.8 6.19 18.0 5286 Dun 388 Cen 13:46:26.5 -51:22:24 35.9 27.4 7.34 11.0 AM 4 Hya 13:56:21.2 -27:10:04 97.5 83.2 15.90 3.0 5466 H 6.9 Boo 14:05:27.3 +28:32:04 51.8 52.8 9.04 9.0 5634 H 1.70 Vir 14:29:37.3 -05:58:35 82.2 69.1 9.47 5.5 5694 H 2.196 Hya 14:39:36.5 -26:32:18 113.2 94.9 10.17 4.3 I4499 Aps 15:00:18.5 -82:12:49 61.6 51.2 9.76 8.0 5824 Lup 15:03:58.5 -33:04:04 104.4 84.1 9.09 7.4 Pal 5 SerCp 15:16:05.3 -00:06:41 75.7 60.7 11.75 8.0 5897 H 6.8, H 6.19 Lib 15:17:24.5 -21:00:37 40.4 23.8 8.53 11.0 M 5 5904 SerCp 15:18:33.8 +02:04:58 24.5 20.2 5.65 23.0 5927 Dun 389 Lup 15:28:00.5 -50:40:22 24.8 14.7 8.01 6.0 5946 Nor 15:35:28.5 -50:39:34 34.6 18.9 9.61 3.0 BH 176 Nor 15:39:07.3 -50:03:02 50.9 31.6 14.00 3.0 5986 Dun 552 Lup 15:46:03.5 -37:47:10 33.9 15.7 7.52 9.6 Lynga 7 Nor 16:11:03.0 -55:18:52 23.5 2.5 Pal 14, AvdB Her 16:11:04.9 +14:57:29 241.0 225.0 14.74 2.5 M 80 6093 Sco 16:17:02.5 -22:58:30 32.6 12.4 7.33 10.0 M 4 6121 Lac I.9 Sco 16:23:35.5 -26:31:31 7.2 19.2 5.63 36.0 6101 Dun 68 Aps 16:25:48.6 -72:12:06 49.9 36.2 9.16 5.0 6144 H 6.10 Sco 16:27:14.1 -26:01:29 27.7 8.5 9.01 7.4 6139 Dun 536 Sco 16:27:40.4 -38:50:56 32.9 11.7 8.99 8.2 Terzan 3 Sco 16:28:40.1 -35:21:13 24.5 7.8 12.00 3.0 M 107 6171 H 6.40 Oph 16:32:31.9 -13:03:13 20.9 10.8 7.93 13.0 1636-283,ESO452-SC11 Sco 16:39:25.5 -28:23:52 25.4 6.5 12.00 1.2 M 13 6205 Her 16:41:41.5 +36:27:37 25.1 28.4 5.78 20.0 6229 H 4.50 Her 16:46:58.9 +47:31:40 99.1 96.8 9.39 4.5 M 12 6218 Oph 16:47:14.5 -01:56:52 16.0 14.7 6.70 16.0 FSR 1735, 2MASS-GC03 Ara 16:52:10.6 -47:03:29 29.7 10.4 0.8 6235 H 2.584 Oph 16:53:25.4 -22:10:38 37.2 13.4 9.97 5.0 M 10 6254 Oph 16:57:08.9 -04:05:58 14.4 15.0 6.60 20.0 6256 Sco 16:59:32.6 -37:07:17 27.4 5.9 11.29 4.1 Pal 15 Oph 17:00:02.4 -00:32:31 145.5 123.6 14.00 3.0 M 62 6266 Dun 627 Oph 17:01:12.6 -30:06:44 22.5 5.5 6.45 15.0 M 19 6273 Oph 17:02:37.7 -26:16:05 28.0 5.2 6.77 17.0 6284 H 6.11 Oph 17:04:28.8 -24:45:53 49.9 24.8 8.83 6.2 6287 H 2.195 Oph 17:05:09.4 -22:42:29 30.3 6.8 9.35 4.8 6293 H 6.12 Oph 17:10:10.4 -26:34:54 28.7 4.6 8.22 8.2 6304 H 1.147 Oph 17:14:32.5 -29:27:44 19.6 7.2 8.22 8.0 6316 H 1.45 Oph 17:16:37.4 -28:08:24 35.9 10.4 8.43 5.4 M 92 6341 Her 17:17:07.3 +43:08:11 26.7 31.3 6.44 14.0 6325 Oph 17:17:59.2 -23:45:57 26.1 3.6 10.33 4.1 M 9 6333 Oph 17:19:11.8 -18:30:59 25.8 5.5 7.72 12.0 6342 H 1.149 Oph 17:21:10.2 -19:35:14 28.0 5.5 9.66 4.4 6356 H 1.48 Oph 17:23:35.0 -17:48:47 49.6 24.8 8.25 10.0 6355 H 1.46 Oph 17:23:58.6 -26:21:13 31.0 5.9 9.14 4.2 6352 Dun 417 Ara 17:25:29.2 -48:25:22 18.6 10.8 7.96 9.0 I1257 Oph 17:27:08.5 -07:05:35 81.5 58.4 13.10 5.0 Terzan 2, HP 3 Sco 17:27:33.4 -30:48:08 28.4 2.9 14.29 0.6 6366 Oph 17:27:44.3 -05:04:36 11.7 16.3 9.20 13.0 Terzan 4, HP 4 Sco 17:30:38.9 -31:35:44 29.7 4.2 16.00 0.7 HP 1, BH 229 Oph 17:31:05.2 -29:58:54 46.0 19.9 11.59 1.2 6362 Dun 225 Ara 17:31:54.8 -67:02:53 24.8 16.6 7.73 15.0 Liller 1 Sco 17:33:24.5 -33:23:20 34.2 8.5 16.77 12.6 6380 Ton 1 Sco 17:34:28.0 -39:04:09 34.9 10.4 11.31 3.6 FSR 1767 Sco 17:35:43 -36:21:28 4.9 18.6 Terzan 1, HP 2 Sco 17:35:47.8 -30:28:11 18.3 8.2 15.90 2.4 Ton 2, Pismis 26 Sco 17:36:10.5 -38:33:12 26.4 4.6 12.24 2.2 6388 Dun 457 Sco 17:36:17.0 -44:44:06 32.6 10.4 6.72 10.4 M 14 6402 Oph 17:37:36.1 -03:14:45 30.3 13.4 7.59 11.0 6401 H 1.44 Oph 17:38:36.9 -23:54:32 34.2 8.8 9.45 4.8 6397 Lac III.11, Dun 366 Ara 17:40:41.3 -53:40:25 7.5 19.6 5.73 31.0 Pal 6 Oph 17:43:42.2 -26:13:21 19.2 7.2 11.55 1.2 6426 H 2.587 Oph 17:44:54.7 +03:10:13 67.5 47.6 11.01 4.2 Djorg 1 Sco 17:47:28.3 -33:03:56 39.1 13.4 13.60 Terzan 5, Terzan 11 Sgr 17:48:04.9 -24:48:45 33.6 7.8 13.85 2.4 6440 H 1.150 Sgr 17:48:52.6 -20:21:34 27.4 4.2 9.20 4.4 6441 Dun 557 Sco 17:50:12.9 -37:03:04 38.1 12.7 7.15 9.6 Terzan 6, HP 5 Sco 17:50:46.4 -31:16:31 31.0 5.2 13.85 1.4 6453 Sco 17:50:51.8 -34:35:55 31.3 5.9 10.08 7.6 UKS 1, UKS 1751-241 Sgr 17:54:27.2 -24:08:43 27.1 2.6 17.29 2.0 6496 Dun 460 Sco 17:59:02.0 -44:15:54 37.5 14.0 8.54 5.6 Terzan 9 Sgr 18:01:38.8 -26:50:23 21.2 5.2 16.00 0.2 Djorg 2, E456-SC38 Sgr 18:01:49.1 -27:49:33 21.9 4.6 9.90 9.9 6517 H 2.199 Oph 18:01:50.6 -08:57:32 35.2 14.0 10.23 4.0 Terzan 10 Sgr 18:02:57.4 -26:04:00 18.6 7.8 14.90 1.5 6522 H 1.49 Sgr 18:03:34.1 -30:02:02 25.4 2.0 8.27 9.4 6535 SerCd 18:03:50.7 -00:17:49 22.2 12.7 10.47 3.4 6528 H 2.200 Sgr 18:04:49.6 -30:03:21 25.8 2.0 9.60 5.0 6539 SerCd 18:04:49.8 -07:35:09 27.4 10.1 9.33 7.9 6540 H 2.198, Djorg 3 Sgr 18:06:08.6 -27:45:55 12.1 14.4 9.30 1.5 6544 H 2.197 Sgr 18:07:20.6 -24:59:51 8.8 17.3 7.77 9.2 6541 Dun 473 CrA 18:08:02.2 -43:42:20 22.8 7.2 6.30 15.0 2MASS-GC01 Sgr 18:08:21.8 -19:49:47 11.7 14.7 3.3 ESO 280-SC06 Ara 18:09:06 -46:25:24 70.7 46.6 1.5 6553 H 4.12 Sgr 18:09:15.6 -25:54:28 19.6 7.2 8.06 9.2 2MASS-GC02 Sgr 18:09:36.5 -20:46:44 13.0 13.4 1.9 6558 Sgr 18:10:18.4 -31:45:49 24.1 3.3 9.26 4.2 I1276 Pal 7 SerCd 18:10:44.2 -07:12:27 17.6 12.1 10.34 8.0 Terzan 12 Sgr 18:12:15.8 -22:44:31 15.7 11.1 15.63 1.0 6569 H 2.201, Dun 619 Sgr 18:13:38.9 -31:49:35 34.9 9.5 8.55 6.4 AL 3 Sgr 18:14:05.7 -28:38:08 1.3 6584 Dun 376 Tel 18:18:37.7 -52:12:54 43.7 22.8 8.27 6.6 6624 H 1.50 Sgr 18:23:40.5 -30:21:40 25.8 3.9 7.87 8.8 M 28 6626 Lac I.11 Sgr 18:24:32.9 -24:52:12 18.3 8.8 6.79 11.2 6638 H 1.51 Sgr 18:30:56.2 -25:29:47 31.2 7.5 9.02 7.3 M 69 6637 Lac I.12, Dun 613 Sgr 18:31:23.2 -32:20:53 29.7 6.2 7.64 9.8 6642 H 2.205 Sgr 18:31:54.3 -23:28:35 27.4 5.5 9.13 5.8 6652 Sgr 18:35:45.7 -32:59:25 32.9 9.1 8.62 6.0 M 22 6656 Sgr 18:36:24.2 -23:54:12 10.4 16.0 5.10 32.0 Pal 8 Sgr 18:41:29.9 -19:49:33 42.1 18.3 11.02 5.2 M 70 6681 Dun 614 Sgr 18:43:12.7 -32:17:31 29.4 6.8 7.87 8.0 GLIMPSE-C01 Aql 18:48:49.7 -01:29:50 10-17 6712 H 1.47 Sct 18:53:04.3 -08:42:22 22.5 11.4 8.10 9.8 M 54 6715 Dun 624 Sgr 18:55:03.3 -30:28:42 87.3 62.6 7.60 12.0 6717 H 3.143, Pal 9 Sgr 18:55:06.2 -22:42:03 23.1 7.8 9.28 5.4 6723 Dun 573 Sgr 18:59:33.2 -36:37:54 28.4 8.4 7.01 13.0 6749 Berkeley 42 Aql 19:05:15.3 +01:54:03 25.8 16.3 12.44 4.0 6752 Dun 295 Pav 19:10:51.8 -59:58:55 13.0 17.0 5.40 29.0 6760 Aql 19:11:12.1 +01:01:50 24.1 15.7 8.88 9.6 M 56 6779 Lyr 19:16:35.5 +30:11:05 32.9 31.6 8.27 8.8 Terzan 7 Sgr 19:17:43.7 -34:39:27 75.7 52.2 12.00 1.2 Pal 10 Sge 19:18:02.1 +18:34:18 19.2 20.9 13.22 4.0 Arp 2 Sgr 19:28:44.1 -30:21:14 93.3 69.8 12.30 2.3 M 55 6809 Lac I.14, Dun 620 Sgr 19:39:59.4 -30:57:44 17.3 12.7 6.32 19.0 Terzan 8 Sgr 19:41:45.0 -34:00:01 84.8 62.3 12.40 3.5 Pal 11 Aql 19:45:14.4 -08:00:26 42.4 25.8 9.80 10.0 M 71 6838 Sge 19:53:46.1 +18:46:42 13.0 21.9 8.19 7.2 M 75 6864 Sgr 20:06:04.8 -21:55:17 67.5 47.6 8.52 6.8 6934 H 1.103 Del 20:34:11.6 +07:24:15 51.2 41.7 8.83 7.1 M 72 6981 Aqr 20:53:27.9 -12:32:13 55.4 42.1 9.27 6.6 7006 H 1.52 Del 21:01:29.5 +16:11:15 135.4 126.5 10.56 3.6 M 15 7078 Peg 21:29:58.3 +12:10:01 33.6 33.9 6.20 18.0 M 2 7089 Aqr 21:33:29.3 -00:49:23 37.5 33.9 6.47 16.0 M 30 7099 Cap 21:40:22.0 -23:10:45 26.1 23.2 7.19 12.0 Pal 12, Cap Dwarf Cap 21:46:38.8 -21:15:03 62.3 51.9 11.99 2.9 Pal 13 Peg 23:06:44.4 +12:46:19 84.1 87.0 13.80 0.7 7492 H 3.558 Aqr 23:08:26.7 -15:36:41 84.1 81.2 11.29 4.2
Key:
M, NGC/IC, ID/Name/Crossref:
Messier number, NGC or IC number, and other identification or name.
Identifications (also see Globular Cluster Catalogs):
Lac: Lacaille; H: William Herschel; AL: Andrews-Lindsay; AM: Arp-Madore; AvdB: Arp-Van den Bergh; BH: Van den Bergh-Hagen (vdB-Ha); Djorg: Djorgovski; Dun: Dunlop; E: ESO (B); FSR: Froebrich-Scholz-Raftery; HP: Haute-Provence; Pal: Palomar; Rup: Ruprecht; Ton: Tonantzintla; Arp; Berkeley; ESO; Liller; Lynga; Pismis; Terzan; UKS; Whiting
Con:
Constellation
RA, Dec (2000):
Right Ascension and Declination for epoch 2000.0
R_Sun, R_gc:
Distance from our Sun and the Galactic Center in thousands of lightyears (kly)
m_v:
Apparent visual magnitude
dim:
Apparent dimension in arc minutes
References: Possible further globular cluster candidates:
 ID/Name             Con    RA (2000) Dec    R_Sun   m_v   dim   Source

Schuster 1 Vel 10:04.6 -55:51 1.3 Archinal/Hynes 2003 Willman 1 UMa 10:49.4 +51:03 147 15.3 1.75 Willman 2004; GC or dSph? Alessi J12130-6242 Cru 12:13.0 -42:42 0.8 Archinal/Hynes 2003 PWM78 2 Oph 17:58.7 -05:04 2.0 U2000.0 2nd ed, Archinal/Hynes 2003
Former globular cluster candidates:
 ID/Name              Con   RA (2000) Dec    R_Sun  m_v   dim  Source

Reticulum Glob. Cl. Ret 04:36.2 -58:52 179: 14.25 1.7 in LMC NGC 1841 Men 04:45. -84:00 14.1 2.4 Sawyer 1947; in LMC AM-2 07:46.8 -33:51 Open Cluster UKS 2, ESO 166-SC11 UKS 0923-54.5 Vel 09:24.6 -54:43 SC 2000.0 ESO 093-SC?08 TJ 5 TJ 16 = TJB 2 TJ 15 TJ 17 = TJB 1 Bica 1 17:24.9 -24:18 Bica 1994, AA 285, 868 Grindlay 1 Sco 17:32.0 -33:50 32: SC 2000.0 TJ 23 Pavo Cluster Pav 17:50.2 -60:46 15.1 0.5 Becvar, Sawyer 1947; Shapley Kodeira 1 NGC 6684 Pav 18:49.0 -65:11 10.5 3.7 Sawyer 1947
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