Globular Clusters Detailed Data

Key to columns:
(1) Cluster identification number
(2) Other commonly used cluster name
(3,4) Right ascension and declination (epoch J2000)
(5) Apparent magnitude
(6) Apparent diameter (arcminutes)
(7) Constellation where the cluster is observable
(8,9) Galactic longitude and latitude (degrees)
(10) Distance from Sun (kiloparsecs)
(11) Distance from Galactic center (kpc), assuming R_0=8.0 kpc
(12-14) Galactic distance components X,Y,Z in kiloparsecs, in a Sun-centered coordinate system; X points toward Galactic center, Y in direction of Galactic rotation, Z toward North Galactic Pole

IDNameRA (2000)DECApp. Mag.DiameterConstellationLBR SunR gcXYZ
NGC 10447 Tuc00h 24m 05.67s-72° 04′ 52.6″4.0950′Tuc305.89-44.894.57.41.9-2.6-3.1
NGC 28800h 52m 45.24s-26° 34′ 57.4″8.0913′Scl152.30-89.388.912.0-0.10.0-8.9
NGC 36201h 03m 14.26s-70° 50′ 55.6″6.414′Tuc301.53-46.258.69.43.1-5.1-6.2
Whiting 102h 02m 57.00s-03° 15′ 10″15,31,2′Eri161.22-60.7630.134.5-13.94.7-26.3
NGC 126103h 12m 16.21s-55° 12′ 58.4″8.296.85′Hor270.54-52.1216.318.10.1-10.0-12.9
Pal 103h 33m 20.04s+79° 34′ 51.8″13,182.81′Cep130.0619.0311.117.2-6.88.13.6
AM 1E 103h 55m 02.30s-49° 36′ 55″15.720.5′Hor258.34-48.47123.3124.6-16.5-80.1-92.3
Eridanus04h 24m 44.50s-21° 11′ 13″14.701.0′Eri218.10-41.3390.195.0-53.2-41.7-59.5
Pal 204h 46m 05.91s+31° 22′ 53.4″13.042.2′Aur170.53-9.0727.235.0-26.44.4-4.3
NGC 185105h 14m 06.76s-40° 02′ 47.6″ 7.14 12′Col244.51-35.0312.116.6-4.2-8.9-6.9
NCG 1904M7905h 24m 11.09s-24° 31′ 29.0″7.73 9.6′Lep227.23-29.3512.918.8-7.7-8.3-6.3
NGC 229806h 48m 59.41s-36° 00′ 19.1″9.295′Pup245.63-16.0010.815.8-4.3-9.4-3.0
NGC 241907h 38m 08.47s+38° 52′ 56.8″10.44.6′Lyn180.3725.2482.689.9-74.7-0.535.2
Ko 207h 58m 17.01s+26° 15′ 18.0″17.6unknownGem195.1225.5434.741.9-30.2-8.215.0
Pyxis09h 07m 57.80s-37° 13′ 17″12.94.0Pyx261.327.0039.441.4-5.9-38.74.8
NGC 280809h 12m 03.10s-64° 51′ 48.6″6.2014′Car282.19-11.259.611.12.0-9.2-1.9
E 309h 20m 57.07s-77° 16′ 54.8″11.3510′Cha292.27-19.028.19.12.9-7.1-2.6
Pal 310h 05m 31.90s+00° 04′ 18″14,261,6′Sex240.1541.8692.595.7-34.3-59.761.7
NGC 320110h 17m 36.82s-46° 24′ 44.9″6.7520′Vel277.238.644.98.80.6-4.80.7
Pal 411h 29m 16.80s+28° 58′ 24.9″12.41.3′Uma202.3171.80108.7111.2-31.4-12.9103.2
Ko 111h 59m 18.50s+12° 15′ 36.0″14.2unknown Vir260.9970.7548.349.3-2.5-15.745.6
NGC 414712h 10m 06.30s+18° 32′ 33.5″10.324.4′Com252.8577.1919.321.4-1.3-4.118.8
NGC 437212h 25m 45.40s-72° 39′ 32.4″7.245′Mus300.99-9.885.87.12.9-4.9-1.0
Rup 10612h 38m 40.20s-51° 09′ 01″10.92′Cen300.8811.6721.218.510.7-17.84.3
NGC 4590M6812h 39m 27.98s-26° 44′ 38.6″7.8411′Hya299.6336.0510.310.24.1-7.26.0
NGC 483312h 59m 33.92s-70° 52′ 35.4″6.9114′Mus303.60-8.026.67.03.6-5.4-0.9
NGC 5024M5313h 12m 55.25s +18° 10′ 05.4″ 7.6113′Com332.9679.7617.9 18.4 2.82.8-1.417.6
NGC 505313h16m 27.09s+17° 42′ 00.9″9.4710′Com335.7078.9517.417.83.0-1.417.1
NGC 5139Omega Centauri13h 26m 47.24s-47° 28′ 46.5″3.955′Cen309.1014.975.26.43.1-3.91.3
NGC 5272M 313h 42m 11.62s+28° 22′ 38.2″6.1918′CVn42.2278.7110.212.01.51.310.0
NGC 528613h 46m 26.81s-51° 22′ 27.3″7.3411′Cen311.6110.5711.78.97.6-8.62.1
AM 413h 56m 21.7s-27° 10′ 03″15.893′Hya320.2833.5132.227.820.7-17.217.8
NGC 546614h 05m 27.29s+28° 32′ 04.0″9.049′Boo42.1573.5916.016.33.33.015.3
NGC 563414h 29m 37.23s-05° 58′ 35.1″9.475.5′Vir342.2149.2625.221.215.7-5.019.1
NGC 569414h 39m 36.29s-26° 32′ 20.2″10.174.3′Hya331.0630.3635.029.426.4-14.617.7
IC 449915h 00m 18.45s-82° 12′ 49.3″9.767.6′Aps307.35-20.4718.815.710.7-14.0-6.6
NGC 582415h 03m 58.63s-33° 04′ 05.6″9.097.2′Lup332.5622.0732.125.926.4-13.712.1
Pal 515h 16m 05.25s-00° 06′ 41.8″11,758′Ser0.8545.8623.218.616.20.216.7
NGC 589715h 17m 24.50s-21° 00′ 37.0″8.5311′Lib342.9530.2912.57.410.3-3.26.3
NGC 5904M 515h 18m 33.22s+02° 04′ 51.7″5.6521.6′Ser3.8646.807.56.25.10.35.5
NGC 592715h 28m 00.69s-50° 40′ 22.9″8.016′Lup326.604.867.74.66.4-4.20.7
NGC 594615h 35m 28.52s-50° 39′ 34.8″9.613′Nor327.584.1910.65.88.9-5.60.8
BH 17615h 39m 07.45s-50° 03′ 09.8″143′Nor328.414.3418.912.916.1-9.91.4
NGC 598615h 46m 03.00s-37° 47′ 11.1″7.529.7′Lup337.0213.2710.44.89.3-4.02.4
Lynga 7BH 18416h 11m 03.65s-55° 19′ 04.0″10.182.5′Nor328.77-2.808.04.36.8-4.1-0.4
Pal 14AvdB16h 11m 00.6s+14° 57′ 28″14,742,2′Her28.7442.1976.571.649.727.351.4
NGC 6093M 8016h 17m 02.41s-22° 58′ 33.9″7.3310′Sco352.6719.4610.03.89.4-1.23.3
NGC 6121M 416h 23m 35.22s-26° 31′ 32.7″5.6336′Sco350.9715.972.25.92.1-0.30.6
NGC 610116h 25m 48.12s-72° 12′ 07.9″9.165′Aps317.74-15.8215.411.211.0-10.0-4.2
NGC 614416h 27m 13.86s-26° 01′ 24.6″9.017.4′Sco351.9315.708.92.78.5-1.22.4
NGC 613916h 27m 40.37s-38° 50′ 55.5″8.998.1′Sco342.376.9410.13.69.6-3.01.2
Terzan 316h 28m 40.08s-35° 21′ 12.5″12.03′Sco345.089.198.22.57.8-2.11.3
NGC 6171M 10716h 32m 31.86s-13° 03′ 13.6″7.9313′Oph3.3723.016.43.35.90.32.5
ESO 452-SC 111636-28316h 39m 25.45s-28° 23′ 55.3″121.2′Sco351.9112.108.32.18.0-1.11.7
NGC 6205M 1316h 41m 41.24s +36° 27′ 35.5″5.78 20′Her59.0140.917.18.42.84.6 4.7
NGC 622916h 46m 58.79s+47° 31′ 39.9″9.394.5′Her73.6440.3130.529.86.522.319.7
NGC 6218M 1216h 47m 14.18s-01° 56′ 54.7″6.7016′Oph15.7226.314.84.54.21.22.1
FSR 173516h 52m 10.60s-47° 03′ 29.0″12.900.8′Ara339.19-1.859.83.79.1-3.5-0.3
NGC 623516h 53m 25.31s-22° 10′ 38.8″9.975′Oph358.9213.5211.54.211.2-0.22.7
NGC 6254M 1016h 57m 09.05s-04° 06′ 01.1″6.620′Oph15.1423.084.44.63.91.11.7
NGC 625616h 59m 32.62s-37° 07′ 17.0″11.294.1′Sco347.793.3110.33.010.0-2.20.6
Pal 1516h 59m 51.00s-00° 32′ 20.0″143′Oph18.8824.3045.138.438.913.318.6
NGC 6266M 6217h 01m 12.80s-30° 06′ 49.4″6,515′Oph353.577.326.81.76.7-0.80.9
NGC 6273M 1917h 02m 37.80s-26° 16′ 04.7″6.817′Oph356.879.388.81.78.7-0.51.4
NGC 628417h 04m 28.51s-24° 45′ 53.5″8.836.1′Oph358.359.9415.37.515.0-0.42.6
NGC 628717h 05m 09.13s-22° 42′ 30.1″9.354.9′Oph0.1311.029.42.19.20.01.8
NGC 629317h 10m 10.20s-26° 34′ 55.5″8.228.1′Oph357.627.839.51.99.4-0.41.3
NGC 630417h 14m 32.25s-29° 27′ 43.3″8.228′Oph355.835.385.92.35.8-0.40.6
NGC 631617h 16m 37.30s-28° 08′ 24.4″8.435.2′Oph357.185.7610.42.610.4-0.51.0
NGC 6341M 9217h 17m 07.39s+43° 08′ 09.4″6,414 ‘Her68.3434.868.39.62.56.34.7
NGC 632517h 17m 59.21s-23° 45′ 57.6″10.334.1′Oph0.978.007.81.17.70.11.1
NGC 6333M 917h 19m 11.26s-18° 30′ 57.4″7.7212′Oph5.5410.717.91.77.70.71.5
NGC 634217h 21m 10.08s-19° 35′ 14.7″9.664.2′Oph4.909.728.51.78.40.71.4
NGC 635617h 23m 34.93s-17° 48′ 46.9″8.2510′Oph6.7210.2215.17.514.71.72.7
NGC 635517h 23m 58.59s-26° 21′ 12.3″9.144.2′Oph359.595.439.21.49.2-0.10.9
NGC 635217h 25m 29.11s-48° 25′ 19.8″7.969′Ara341.42-7.175.63.35.3-1.8-0.7
IC 125717h 27m 08.5s-07° 05′ 35″13.104.9′Oph16.5415.1525.017.923.26.96.5
Terzan 2HP 317h 27m 33.10s-30° 48′ 08.4″14.290.6′Sco356.322.307.50.87.5-0.50.3
NGC 636617h 27m 44.24s-05° 04′ 47.5″9.2013′Oph18.4116.043.55.03.21.11.0
Terzan 4HP 417h 30m 39.00s-31° 35′ 43.9″160.7′Sco356.021.317.21.07.2-0.50.2
HP 1BH 22917h 31m 05.2s-29° 58′ 54″11.591.2′Oph357.442.128.20.58.2-0.40.3
NGC 636217h 31m 54.99s-67° 02′ 54.0″7.7315′Ara325.55-17.577.65.16.0-4.1-2.3
Liller 1BH21117h 33m 24.50s-33° 23′ 20.4″16.776.8′Sco354.84-0.168.20.88.2-0.70.0
NGC 6380Ton 117h 34m 28.0s-39° 04′ 09″11.313.6′Sco350.18-3.4210.93.310.7-1.9-0.6
Terzan 1HP 217h 35m 47.8s-30° 28′ 11″15.92.4′Sco357.571.006.71.36.7-0.30.1
Ton 2Pismis 2617h 36m 10.5s-38° 33′ 12″12.242.2′Sco350.80-3.428.21.48.1-1.3-0.5
NGC 638817h 36m 17.23s-44° 44′ 07.8″6.7210.2′Sco345.56-6.749.93.19.6-2.5-1.2
NGC 6402M 1417h 37m 36.10s-03° 14′ 45.3″7.5911′Oph21.3214.819.34.08.33.32.4
NGC 640117h 38m 36.60s-23° 54′ 34.2″9.454.9′Oph3.453.9810.62.710.50.60.7
NGC 639717h 40m 42.09s-53° 40′ 27.6″5.7331′Ara338.17-11.962.36.02.1-0.8-0.5
Pal 617h 43m 42.2s-26° 13′ 21″11.551.2′Oph2.101.785.82.25.80.20.2
NGC 642617h 44m 54.65s+03° 10′ 12.5″11.014.2′Oph28.0916.2320.614.417.49.35.8
Djorgovski 117h 47m 28.3s-33° 03′ 56″13.62.0′Sco356.69-2.4713.75.713.6-0.8-0.6
Terzan 5Terzan 1117h 48m 04.80s-24° 46′ 45″13.852.4′Sgr3.841.696.91.26.90.50.2
NGC 644017h 48m 52.70s-20° 21′ 36.9″9.24.4′Sgr7.733.808.51.38.41.10.6
NGC 644117h 50m 13.06s-37° 03′ 05.2″7.159.6′Sco353.53-5.0111.63.911.5-1.3-1.0
Terzan 6HP 517h 50m 46.38s-31° 16′ 31.4″13.851.4′Sco358.57-2.166.81.36.8-0.2-0.3
NGC 645317h 50m 51.70s-34° 35′ 57.0″10.087.6′Sco355.72-3.8711.63.711.5-0.9-0.8
UKS 1BH24017h 54m 27.2s-24° 08′ 43″17.292.0′Sgr5.130.767.80.77.80.70.1
NGC 649617h 59m 03.68s-44° 15′ 57.4″8.545.8′Sco348.03-10.0111.34.210.9-2.3-2.0
Terzan 918h 01m 38.80s-26° 50′ 23″160.2′Sgr3.61-1.997.11.17.10.4-0.2
Djorgovski 2ESO456-SC3818h 01m 49.1s-27° 49′ 33″9.909.9′Sgr2.77-2.506.31.86.20.3-0.3
NGC 651718h 01m 50.52s-08° 57′ 31.6″10.234.0′Oph19.236.7610.64.210.03.51.3
Terzan 1018h 03m 36.4s-26° 04′ 21″14.91.5′Sgr4.49-1.995.82.35.80.5-0.2
NGC 652218h 03m 34.02s-30° 02′ 02.3″8.279.2′Sgr1.02-3.937.70.67.70.1-0.5
NGC 653518h 03m 50.51s-00° 17′ 51.5″10.473.4′Ser27.1810.446.83.96.03.11.2
NGC 652818h 04m 49.64s-30° 03′ 22.6″9.605.0′Sgr1.14-4.177.90.67.90.2-0.6
NGC 653918h 04m 49.68s-07° 35′ 09.1″9.337.9′Ser20.806.787.83.07.22.80.9
NGC 6540Djorg 318h 06m 08.6s-27° 45′ 55″9.301.5′Sgr3.29-3.315.32.85.20.3-0.3
NGC 654418h 07m 20.58s-24° 59′ 50.4″7.779.1′Sgr5.84-2.203.05.12.90.3-0.1
NGC 654118h 08m 02.36s-43° 42′ 53.6″6.3015′CrA349.29-11.197.52.17.3-1.4-1.5
2MASS-GC01Hurt 118h 08m 21.81s-19° 49′ 47.0″27.743.3′Sgr10.480.113.64.53.50.70.0
ESO 280-SC0618h 09m 06.00s-46° 25′ 23″12.001.5′Ara346.90-12.5721.414.020.4-4.7-4.7
NGC 6553Mel 318h 09m 17.60s-25° 54′ 31.3″8.069.1′Sgr5.26-3.036.02.25.90.5-0.3
2MASS-GC02Hurt 218h 09m 36.50s-20° 46′ 44.0″24.60 1.9′Sgr9.79-0.614.93.24.90.8-0.1
NGC 655818h 10m 17.60s-31° 45′ 50.0″9.264.1′Sgr0.20-6.027.41.07.30.0-0.8
Pal 7IC 127618h 10m 44.20s-07° 12′ 27.4″10.347.1′Ser21.835.675.43.75.02.00.5
Terzan 1118h 12m 15.8s-22° 44′ 31″15.631′Sgr8.37-2.104.83.44.70.7-0.2
NGC 656918h 13m 38.80s-31° 49′ 36.8″8.556.2′Sgr0.48-6.6810.93.110.80.1-1.3
BH 261ESO 456-78; AL 318h 14m 06.6s-28° 38′ 06.0″11.001.3′Sgr3.36-5.276.51.76.50.4-0.6
GLIMPSE02Mercer 318h 18m 30.5s-16° 58′ 38.0″unknownunknownSgr14.14-0.645.53.05.41.4-0.1
NGC 658418h 18m 37.60s-52° 12′ 56.8″8.276.8′Tel342.14-16.4113.57.012.3-4.0-3.8
NGC 662418h 23m 40.51s-30° 21′ 39.7″7.878.8′Sgr2.79-7.917.91.27.80.4-1.1
NGC 6626M 2818h 24m 32.81s-24° 52′ 11.2″6.7911.2′Sgr7.80-5.585.52.75.40.7-0.5
NGC 663818h 30m 56.10s-25° 29′ 50.9″9.027.15′Sgr7.90-7.159.42.29.31.3-1.2
NGC 6637M 6918h 31m 23.10s-32° 20′ 53.1″7.648.45′Sgr1.72-10.278.81.78.60.3-1.6
NGC 664218h 31m 54.10s-23° 28′ 30.7″9.135.8′Sgr9.81-6.448.11.78.01.4-0.9
NGC 665218h 35m 45.63s-32° 59′ 26.6″8.626.0′Sgr1.53-11.3810.02.79.80.3-2.0
NGC 6656M 2218h 36m 23.94s-23° 54′ 17.1″5.1032′Sgr9.89-7.553.24.93.20.6-0.4
Pal 818h 41m 29.90s-19° 49′ 33.0″11.025.2′Sgr14.11-6.7912.85.512.33.1-1.5
NGC 6681M 7018h 43m 12.76s-32° 17′ 31.6″ 7.878′Sgr2.85-12.519.02.28.80.4-2.0
GLIMPSE-C0118h 48m 49.7s-01° 29′ 50.0″22.24unknownAql31.31-0.104.24.93.62.20.0
NGC 671218h 53m 04.30s -08° 42′ 22.0″ 8.10 9.8′Sct25.35 -4.32 6.9 3.56.33.0 -0.5
NGC 6715M 5418h 55m 03.33s-30° 28′ 47.5″7.612′Sgr5.61-14.0926.518.925.62.5-6.5
NGC 6717Pal 918h 55m 06.04s-22° 42′ 05.3″9.285.2′Sgr12.88-10.907.12.46.81.6-1.3
NGC 672318h 59m 33.15s-36° 37′ 56.1″7.0113′Sgr0.07-17.308.72.68.30.0-2.6
NGC 674919h 05m 15.30s+01° 54′ 03.0″12.444′Aql36.20-2.217.95.06.44.7-0.3
NGC 675219h 10m 52.11s-59° 59′ 04.4″5.4029′Pav336.49-25.634.05.23.3-1.4-1.7
NGC 676019h 11m 12.01s+01° 01′ 49.7″8.889.6′Aql36.11-3.927.44.85.94.3-0.5
NGC 6779M 5619h 16m 35.57s+30° 11′ 00.5″8.278.8′Lyr62.668.349.49.24.38.31.4
Terzan 719h 17m 43.92 8s-34° 39′ 27″12.06′Sgr3.39-20.0722.815.621.41.3-7.8
Pal 10Palomar 1019h 18m 02.10s+18° 34′ 18″13.224′Sge52.432.725.96.43.64.70.3
Cl Arp 219h 28m 44.11s-30° 21′ 20.3″12.32.3′Sgr8.55-20.7928.621.426.44.0-10.2
NGC 6809 M 5519h 39m 59.71s-30° 57′ 53.1″6.3219′Sgr8.79-23.275.43.94.90.8-2.1
Terzan 819h 41m 44.41s-33° 59′ 58.1″12.44.4′Sgr5.76-24.5626.319.423.82.4-10.9
Pal 1119h 45m 14.4s-08° 00′ 26″9.810′Aql31.81-15.5713.48.211.06.8-3.6
NGC 6838M 7119h 53m 46.49s+18° 46′ 45.1″8.197.2′Sge56.75-4.564.06.72.23.4-0.3
NGC 6864M 7520h 06m 04.69s-21° 55′ 16.2″8.526.8′Sgr20.30-25.7520.914.717.66.5-9.1
NGC 693420h 34m 11.37s+07° 24′ 16.1″8.837.05′Del52.10-18.8915.612.89.111.7-5.1
NGC 6981M 7220h 53m 27.70s-12° 32′ 14.3″9.276.6′Aqr35.16-32.6817.012.911.78.3-9.2
NGC 700621h 01m 29.38s +16° 11′ 14.4″10.563.6′Del63.77-19.4141.238.517.234.8-13.7
NGC 7078M 1521h 29m 58.33s+12° 10′ 01.2″6.2018′Peg65.01-27.3110.410.43.98.3-4.8
NGC 7089M 221h 33m 27.02s -00° 49′ 23.7″6.4716′Aqr53.37-35.7711.510.45.67.5-6.7
NGC 7099M 3021h 40m 22.12s -23° 10′ 47.5″7.1912′Cap27.18-46.848.17.14.92.5-5.9
Pal 1221h 46m 38.84s-21° 15′ 09.4″11.992.9′Cap30.51-47.6819.015.811.06.5-14.1
Pal 1323h 06m 44.44s+12° 46′ 19.2″13.80,7′Peg87.10-42.7026.026.91.019.1-17.6
NGC 749223h 08m 26.63s -15° 36′ 41.4″11.294.2′Aqr53.39-63.4826.325.37.09.4-23.5