Globular clusters
208 CATALOGUED
Stars born together and still travelling together — loose open groups, or ancient globes of hundreds of thousands.
BY CONSTELLATION · 70 REGIONS
DORADO · 194MENSA · 68SAGITTARIUS · 49CYGNUS · 43SCORPIUS · 42TUCANA · 40PUPPIS · 37MONOCEROS · 35CASSIOPEIA · 33CENTAURUS · 27OPHIUCHUS · 26VELA · 24AURIGA · 19PERSEUS · 19AQUILA · 17CARINA · 17CEPHEUS · 15CANIS MAJOR · 14VULPECULA · 14GEMINI · 13SCUTUM · 13NORMA · 12ORION · 11TAURUS · 11ARA · 10CRUX · 9HYDRUS · 8LUPUS · 8LACERTA · 7SERPENS · 7ANDROMEDA · 5COMA BERENICES · 5TRIANGULUM · 5CAMELOPARDALIS · 4CANCER · 4CIRCINUS · 4COLUMBA · 4HERCULES · 4MUSCA · 4PEGASUS · 4AQUARIUS · 3DELPHINUS · 3HYDRA · 3LEPUS · 3LYRA · 3PYXIS · 3SAGITTA · 3APUS · 2CANIS MINOR · 2CAPRICORNUS · 2HOROLOGIUM · 2LYNX · 2PICTOR · 2BOÖTES · 1CANES VENATICI · 1CHAMAELEON · 1CORONA AUSTRALIS · 1DRACO · 1ERIDANUS · 1FORNAX · 1LIBRA · 1PAVO · 1RETICULUM · 1SCULPTOR · 1TELESCOPIUM · 1TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE · 1URSA MAJOR · 1URSA MINOR · 1VIRGO · 1VOLANS · 1
M28
Globular cluster
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18 591 ly
6.90 V
Sagittarius
M3
Globular cluster
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32 616 ly
6.39 V
Canes Venatici
M30
Globular cluster
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25 766 ly
7.10 V
Capricornus
M4
Globular cluster
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7175 ly
5.40 V
Scorpius
M5
Globular cluster
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23 809 ly
5.95 V
Serpens
M53
Globular cluster
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60 013 ly
7.79 V
Coma Berenices
M54
Globular cluster
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85 453 ly
7.70 V
Sagittarius
M55
Globular cluster
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17 286 ly
6.49 V
Sagittarius
M56
Globular cluster
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32 289 ly
8.40 V
Lyra
M62
Globular cluster
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21 852 ly
7.39 V
Ophiuchus
M68
Globular cluster
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32 942 ly
7.96 V
Hydra
M69
Globular cluster
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26 745 ly
8.31 V
Sagittarius
M70
Globular cluster
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28 376 ly
9.06 V
Sagittarius
M71
Globular cluster
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12 394 ly
6.10 V
Sagitta
M72
Globular cluster
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54 794 ly
8.96 V
Aquarius
M75
Globular cluster
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60 013 ly
8.26 V
Sagittarius
M79
Globular cluster
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41 096 ly
8.16 V
Lepus
M80
Globular cluster
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28 376 ly
7.30 V
Scorpius
M9
Globular cluster
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27 071 ly
8.42 V
Ophiuchus
M92
Globular cluster
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26 419 ly
6.52 V
Hercules