Messier Objects: Globular Clusters
24 entries in the Messier Objects: Globular Clusters compendium.
Messier 2A large, old globular cluster in Aquarius.Messier 3One of the largest and brightest globular clusters in the sky.Messier 4The closest globular cluster to the Solar System.Messier 5Globular cluster in Serpens with many variable stars.Messier 9A globular cluster in Ophiuchus near the Galactic Center.Messier 10A moderately metal-poor globular cluster in Ophiuchus.Messier 12A loosely packed globular cluster in Ophiuchus with few low-mass stars.Messier 13A magnificent globular cluster in Hercules.Messier 15An ancient, densely packed globular cluster in Pegasus.Messier 19A highly oblate globular cluster near the Galactic Center.Messier 22A bright globular cluster near the Galactic bulge with a planetary nebula.Messier 28Globular cluster in Sagittarius, first to yield a millisecond pulsar.Messier 30A dense globular cluster in Capricornus, acquired from a satellite galaxy.Messier 53A metal-poor globular cluster with first-generation red giants and tidal features.Messier 54A dense globular cluster with a suspected intermediate-mass black hole.Messier 55A low-metallicity globular cluster in southern Sagittarius.Messier 56A metal-poor globular cluster in Lyra with a retrograde orbit.Messier 62Massive, spherical globular cluster with two star populations and many variables.Messier 68A metal-poor globular cluster with 50 variable stars.Messier 75A dense globular cluster in Sagittarius, part of the Gaia Sausage.Messier 79A globular cluster possibly extragalactic, disrupted by tidal forces.Messier 80A dense globular cluster in Scorpius with many blue stragglers.Messier 92An old, bright globular cluster often overlooked near M13.Messier 107A loose globular cluster in Ophiuchus, last in the Messier Catalogue.
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