List of globular clusters

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This list of globular clusters contains a selection of globular clusters from the local group .

Galactic globular clusters

designation NGC or IC Constellation Distance ( k Lj ) Apparent brightness
47 Tucanae NGC 104 Tucana 14th +4.9
AM-1 Lynx 400
C 0422-213 Eridanus 20th
Djorgovski 1 Scorpio 39.1 +13.6
Liller 1 Scorpio 31.3 +16.8
Mercer 3 sign 20th +24.0
Messier 22 NGC 6656 Sagittarius 10.5 +5.3
Messier 5 NGC 5904 Serpens 26th +5.6
Messier 13 , Hercules Cluster NGC 6205 Hercules 25.5 +5.8
Messier 4 NGC 6121 Scorpius 7.2 +5.9
Messier 12 NGC 6218 Ophiuchus 21st +6.1
Messier 3 NGC 5272 Canes Venatici 34 +6.2
Messier 55 NGC 6809 Sagittarius 17th +6.3
Messier 92 NGC 6341 Hercules 27 +6.4
Messier 15 NGC 7078 Pegasus 39 +6.4
Messier 2 NGC 7089 Aquarius 39 +6.5
Messier 62 NGC 6266 Ophiuchus 35 +6.5
Messier 10 NGC 6254 Ophiuchus 14.5 +6.6
Messier 19th NGC 6273 Ophiuchus 45 +6.8
Messier 28 NGC 6626 Sagittarius 18th +6.9
Messier 30 NGC 7099 Capricornus 30th +7.3
Messier 80 NGC 6093 Scorpius 48 +7.3
Messier 53 NGC 5024 Coma Berenices 61 +7.6
Messier 54 NGC 6715 Sagittarius 87 +7.6
NGC 2419 NGC 2419 Lynx 250 +10.4
NGC 6528 NGC 6528 Sagittarius
Omega Centauri NGC 5139 Centaurus 17.3 +3.9
Palomar 3 sextant 300
Palomar 4 sextant 356

Extragalactic globular clusters

designation Other catalogs Constellation Galaxy Apparent brightness
Mayall II / G1 Andromeda Andromeda Galaxy +13.5
NGC 1049 NGC 1049 Fornax Fornax dwarf galaxy +13.6
Palomar 12 Capricorn Sagittarius dwarf galaxy +12.0