List of globular clusters
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This is a list of globular clusters. The apparent magnitude does not include an extinction correction.
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[edit] Milky Way
These are globular clusters within the halo of the Milky Way galaxy. The diameter is in minutes of arc as seen from Earth. For reference, the J2000 epoch celestial coordinates of the Galactic Center are R.A.17h 45m 40.04s, Dec. -29° 00′ 28.1″. A high proportion of globular clusters are located in the Ophiuchus and Sagittarius constellations, both of which lie in the direction of the galactic core.
Identifier | Epoch J2000 | Constellation | Apparent Magnitude |
Diameter | ||
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Right Ascension | Declination | |||||
Omega Centauri | 13h 26m 45.89s | -47° 28′ 36.7″ | Centaurus | 3.9 | 36.3′ | |
47 Tucanae | 00h 24m 05.22s | -72° 04′ 57.9″ | Tucana | 4.91 | 30′ | |
Messier Objects | ||||||
M2 | 21h 33m 27.01s | -00° 49′ 23.9″ | Aquarius | 6.5 | 16′ | |
M3 | 13h 42m 11.23s | +28° 22′ 31.6″ | Canes Venatici | 6.2 | 18′ | |
M4 | 16h 23m 35.41s | -26° 31′ 31.9″ | Scorpius | 7.12 | 18′ | |
M5 | 15h 18m 33.75s | +02° 05′ 57.7″ | Serpens | 6.6 | 23′ | |
M9 | 17h 19m 11.78s | -18° 30′ 58.5″ | Ophiuchus | 7.7 | 12′ | |
M10 | 16h 57m 08.99s | -04° 05′ 57.6″ | Ophiuchus | 6.4 | 12′ | |
M12 | 16h 47m 14.52s | -01° 56′ 52.1″ | Ophiuchus | 6.7 | 16′ | |
M13 | 16h 41m 41.44s | +36° 27′ 36.9″ | Hercules | 5.8 | 20′ | |
M14 | 17h 37m 36.15s | -03° 14′ 45.3″ | Ophiuchus | 7.6 | 36′ | |
M15 | 21h 29m 58.38s | +12° 10′ 00.6″ | Pegasus | 6.2 | 18′ | |
M19 | 17h 02m 37.69s | -26° 16′ 04.6″ | Ophiuchus | 6.8 | 17′ | |
M22 | 18h 36m 24.20s | -23° 54′ 12.3″ | Sagittarius | 6.17 | 32′ | |
M28 | 18h 24m 32.89s | -24° 52′ 11.4″ | Sagittarius | 7.66 | 11.2′ | |
M30 | 21h 40m 22.03s | -23° 10′ 44.6″ | Capricornus | 7.7 | 12′ | |
M53 | 13h 12m 55.23s | +18° 10′ 08.8″ | Coma Berenices | 8.33 | 12′ | |
M55 | 19h 39m 59.40s | -30° 57′ 43.5″ | Sagittarius | 6.3 | 19′ | |
M56 | 19h 16m 35.50s | +30° 11′ 04.2″ | Lyra | 8.3 | 8.8′ | |
M62 | 17h 01m 12.60s | -30° 06′ 44.5″ | Ophiuchus | 6.5 | 15′ | |
M68 | 12h 39m 28.01s | -26° 44′ 34.9″ | Hydra | 7.8 | 11′ | |
M69 | 18h 31m 23.23s | -32° 20′ 52.7″ | Sagittarius | 7.6 | 9.8′ | |
M70 | 18h 43m 12.64s | +02° 05′ 57.7″ | Sagittarius | 7.9 | 8′ | |
M71 | 19h 53m 46.11s | +18° 46′ 42.3″ | Sagitta | 8.2 | 7.2′ | |
M72 | 20h 53m 27.91s | -12° 32′ 13.4″ | Aquarius | 9.3 | 6.6′ | |
M75 | 20h 06m 04.75s | -21° 55′ 16.2″ | Sagittarius | 8.5 | 6.8′ | |
M79 | 05h 24m 10.59s | -24° 31′ 27.3″ | Lepus | 7.7 | 9.6′ | |
M80 | 16h 17m 02.51s | -22° 58′ 30.4″ | Scorpius | 7.3 | 10′ | |
M92 | 17h 17m 07.27s | +43° 08′ 11.5″ | Hercules | 6.4 | 14′ | |
M107 | 16h 32m 31.91s | -13° 03′ 13.1″ | Ophiuchus | 8.85 | 13′ | |
New General Catalogue | ||||||
NGC 288 | 00h 52m 45.3s | -26° 34′ 43″ | Sculptor | 8.1 | 13.8′ | |
NGC 362 | 01h 03m 14.27s | -70° 50′ 53.6″ | Tucana | 6.4 | 12.9′ | |
NGC 1261 | 03h 12m 15.35s | -55° 13′ 00.5″ | Horologium | 8.3 | 6.9′ | |
NGC 1851 | 05h 14m 06.31s | -40° 02′ 50.2″ | Columba | 7.1 | 11′ | |
NGC 2298 | 06h 48m 59.20s | -36° 00′ 19.2″ | Puppis | 9.3 | 6.8′ | |
NGC 2419 | 07h 38m 08.51s | +38° 52′ 54.9″ | Lynx | 10.4 | 4.1′ | |
NGC 2808 | 09h 12m 02.57s | -64° 51′ 46.2″ | Carina | 6.2 | 13.8′ | |
NGC 3201 | 10h 17m 36.76s | -46° 24′ 40.4″ | Vela | 6.8 | 18.2′ | |
NGC 4147 | 12h 10m 06.2s | +18° 32′ 31″ | Coma Berenices | 10.3 | 4.0′ | |
NGC 4372 | 12h 25m 45.43s | -72° 39′ 32.8″ | Musca | 7.8 | 18.6′ | |
NGC 4833 | 12h 59m 34.98s | -70° 52′ 28.6″ | Musca | 6.9 | 13.5′ | |
NGC 5053 | 13h 16m 26.98s | +17° 41′ 51.9″ | Coma Berenices | 9.5 | 10.5′ | |
NGC 5286 | 13h 46m 26.58s | -51° 22′ 24.5″ | Centaurus | 7.6 | 9.1′ | |
NGC 6229 | 16h 46m 59s | +47° 31′ 40″ | Hercules | 9.4 | 4.2′ | |
NGC 6397 | 17h 40m 41.36s | -53° 40′ 25.3″ | Ara | 5.9 | 26′ | |
NGC 6712 | 18h 53m 04.32s | -08° 42′ 21.5″ | Aquila | 8.1 | 7.4′ |
[edit] Local Group
Identifier | Epoch J2000 | Apparent Magnitude |
Diameter | Galaxy | |
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Right Ascension | Declination | ||||
M54 | 13h 12m 55.23s | +18° 10′ 08.8″ | 7.6 | 12′ | Sag DEG |
Arp 2 | 16h 16m 18.33s | +47° 02′ 44.7″ | Sag DEG | ||
Terzan 7 | 16h 16m 18.33s | +47° 02′ 44.7″ | 12.0 | 7′.3 | Sag DEG |
Terzan 8 | 19h 41m 45.00s | -34° 00′ 01.0″ | Sag DEG | ||
Palomar 12 | 21h 46m 38.8s | −21° 15′ 03″ | 11.99 | 17′.4 | Sag DEG |
Whiting 1 | 02h 02.9m | -03° 15′ | Sag DEG | ||
NGC 1818 | 05h 04m 13.8s | -66° 26′ 02″ | 9.7 | 3′.4 | LMC |
[edit] References
- William E. Harris (1996). "A Catalog of Parameters for Globular Clusters in the Milky Way". Astrophysical Journal 112: 1487. doi: .[1]
[edit] External links
- LMC Clusters database, University of Cambridge.
- VizieR VII/202 - Globular Clusters in the Milky Way (Harris, 1997)