Globular Clusters
38 entries in the Globular Clusters compendium.
Globular clusterSpheroidal star clusters bound by gravity, found in galactic halos.47 TucanaeSecond brightest globular cluster, with a dense core and millions of stars.FSR 1758A massive, obscured globular cluster possibly from an accreted dwarf galaxy.Laevens 1Most distant Milky Way globular cluster, discovered in 2014.Liller 1Massive, gamma-ray-bright globular cluster near the Milky Way's center.Mayall IIBrightest globular cluster in the Local Group, orbiting Andromeda.Messier 2One of the largest and oldest globular clusters in the Milky Way.Messier 3One of the largest and brightest globular clusters, with 500,000 stars.Messier 4The closest globular cluster to Earth, first resolved into stars.Messier 5A globular cluster in Serpens with many variable stars.Messier 9Globular cluster near the Galactic Center in Ophiuchus.Messier 10A globular cluster in Ophiuchus with a rich variable star population.Messier 12A loosely packed globular cluster in Ophiuchus, discovered by Messier.Messier 13A magnificent globular cluster in Hercules, discovered by Halley in 1714.Messier 14Globular cluster in Ophiuchus with a historic nova.Messier 15One of the oldest and most densely packed globular clusters in the Milky Way.Messier 19One of the most oblate globular clusters, possibly distorted by dust.Messier 22A bright globular cluster near the Galactic bulge.Messier 28Globular cluster in Sagittarius, first to host a millisecond pulsar.Messier 30A globular cluster in Capricornus with a retrograde orbit.Messier 53A metal-poor globular cluster with unique tidal interactions.Messier 54Globular cluster in Sagittarius, possibly the core of SagDEG.Messier 55A low-metallicity globular cluster in southern Sagittarius.Messier 56A low-metallicity globular cluster in Lyra with a retrograde orbit.Messier 62A massive, luminous globular cluster with multiple star populations.Messier 68A metal-poor globular cluster with a highly eccentric orbit.Messier 71A globular cluster long mistaken for an open cluster.Messier 72A globular cluster in Aquarius discovered by Pierre Méchain.Messier 75A dense globular cluster in Sagittarius, part of the Gaia Sausage.Messier 79A globular cluster possibly extragalactic, in the constellation Lepus.Messier 80One of the densest globular clusters in the Milky Way.Messier 92An ancient globular cluster in Hercules, often overshadowed by M13.Messier 107A very loose globular cluster in Ophiuchus, last in the Messier Catalogue.MGC1Isolated globular cluster likely bound to Andromeda, lacking dark matter.NGC 121Oldest globular cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud.NGC 1466Old globular cluster in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud.NGC 1818Young globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud.NGC 1850A young double cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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