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Messier 4 or M4 (also known as NGC 6121 or the Spider Globular Cluster) is a globular cluster in the constellation of Scorpius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764. [9] It was the first globular cluster in which individual stars were resolved. [9]
Messier 80 (also known as M80 or NGC 6093) is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781, being one of his first discoveries. [9] This star cluster is, as to its angle from the solar system, midway between α Scorpii and β Scorpii in a field in the Milky Way Galaxy that is rich in nebulæ.
NGC 6388 is a globular cluster of stars located in the southern constellation of Scorpius. The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on May 13, 1826 using a 20 cm (9 in) reflector telescope. [3] It was later determined to be a globular cluster by English astronomer John Herschel, who was able to resolve it into individual ...
NGC 6453 is a globular cluster approximately 37,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius. [3] [2]The cluster is located approximately 1 kpc (~3,260 light-years) from the Galactic Center, [5] which results in confounded view of the cluster from the Solar System due to many intervening clouds of cosmic dust.
NGC 6380 is a globular cluster located in the constellation Scorpius.It was originally discovered by James Dunlop in 1826, and he named it Dun 538. Eight years later, in 1834, it was independently rediscovered by John Herschel and he named it H 3688.
NGC 6441, sometimes also known as the Silver Nugget Cluster, [9] is a globular cluster in the southern constellation of Scorpius.It was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on May 13, 1826, who described it as "a small, well-defined rather bright nebula, about 20″ in diameter".
Messier 7 or M7, also designated NGC 6475 and sometimes known as the Ptolemy Cluster, [4] is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Scorpius. The cluster is easily detectable with the naked eye, close to the "stinger" of Scorpius. With a declination of −34.8°, it is the southernmost Messier object.
Liller 1 [3] is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius, discovered by the American astronomer William Liller in 1977. [3] It is close to the centre of the Milky Way in its galactic bulge, only 2,600 light-years (800 pc) from the centre. [2] Liller 1 is just under 30,000 light years from Earth. [2]