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
NGC 6256
Globular cluster
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30 333 ly
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Scorpius
NGC 6284
Globular cluster
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46 640 ly
7.43 V
Ophiuchus
NGC 6287
Globular cluster
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27 397 ly
10.30 V
Ophiuchus
NGC 6293
Globular cluster
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28 702 ly
9.02 V
Ophiuchus
NGC 6304
Globular cluster
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19 569 ly
9.03 V
Ophiuchus
NGC 6316
Globular cluster
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37 508 ly
9.03 V
Ophiuchus
NGC 6325
Globular cluster
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30 659 ly
11.49 B
Ophiuchus
NGC 6342
Globular cluster
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29 680 ly
10.01 V
Ophiuchus
NGC 6352
Globular cluster
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18 265 ly
8.87 V
Ara
NGC 6355
Globular cluster
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23 157 ly
11.05 V
Ophiuchus
NGC 6356
Globular cluster
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47 619 ly
7.42 V
Ophiuchus
NGC 6362
Globular cluster
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24 462 ly
8.86 V
Ara
NGC 6366
Globular cluster
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11 742 ly
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Ophiuchus
NGC 6380
Globular cluster
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—
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Scorpius
NGC 6388
Globular cluster
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37 508 ly
7.40 B
Scorpius
NGC 6397
Globular cluster
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7175 ly
5.17 V
Ara
NGC 6401
Globular cluster
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24 462 ly
10.71 V
Ophiuchus
NGC 6426
Globular cluster
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64 905 ly
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Ophiuchus
NGC 6440
Globular cluster
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26 093 ly
10.10 V
Sagittarius
NGC 6441
Globular cluster
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31 637 ly
8.00 V
Scorpius