List of largest star clusters

Omega Centauri, one of the largest star clusters.

Below is a list of the largest known star clusters, ordered by diameter in light years, above the size of 50 light years in diameter. This list includes globular clusters, open clusters, super star clusters, and other types.

List

List of largest known star clusters
Cluster name Diameter (light-years) Type of cluster Notes
Terzan 7 316[1] Globular cluster
Messier 54 306[2]
NGC 339 238[3]
Messier 3 226[4]
Messier 11 (Wild Duck Cluster) 190[5] Open cluster
Messier 2 174.4[6] Globular cluster
Omega Centauri 172 ± 12[7] Largest globular cluster in the Milky Way.[8]
Messier 13 168[9]
Messier 15 166[10]
Palomar 5 152[11]
Messier 75 126[12]
47 Tucanae 120[13]
Messier 68 106[14]
Messier 22 100 ± 10[15] One of the first star clusters ever discovered.[16]
Messier 14 100[15]
Messier 62 98[17]
Messier 55 96[18]
NGC 265 94[19] Open cluster
Messier 69 90[20] Globular cluster
Messier 9 90[21]
Messier 56 84[22]
Messier 10 83.2[23]
NGC 3201 80[24]
Messier 107 79[25]
Messier 46 75.6[26] Open cluster
Messier 4 75[27] Globular cluster Nearest globular cluster to the Earth. Also the first globular cluster known to have exoplanets (PSR B1620-26b)
Messier 12 74.4[28]
Messier 70 68[29]
NGC 290 66[30] Open cluster
Messier 28 60[31] Globular cluster
Messier 18 52.4[32] Open cluster
The following notable star clusters are listed for the purpose of comparison.
MGC1 49 (half-light), 7,800 (tidal)[33] Globular cluster
Mayall II 42±1 (half-light), 526±25.4 (tidal)[34]
Pleiades 40.68[35] Open cluster Nearest Messier Object to Earth and the easiest to see in the night sky.
RSGC2 (Stephenson 2) 26.1[36]
Alpha Persei cluster 22.8[37]
Jewel Box 20[38]
Hyades 17.6[39] Nearest open cluster
Beehive Cluster (Praesepe) 15[40]
RSGC1 9.78 ± 1.96[41]
Westerlund 1 (Ara Cluster) 6.52[42] Super Star Cluster/Open cluster

See also

References

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  2. ^ From trigonometry: radius = distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 153 ly.
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  7. ^ distance × sin(diameter_angle / 2), using distance of 5 kpc and angle 36.3′, = 86 ± 6 ly radius
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  9. ^ distance × sin(diameter_angle / 2) = 84 ly radius
  10. ^ distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 88 ly radius
  11. ^ distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 76 ly. radius
  12. ^ From trigonometry: radius = distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 67 ly.
  13. ^ distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 60 ly. radius
  14. ^ distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 53 ly. radius
  15. ^ a b From trigonometry: radius = distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 50 ly
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  17. ^ distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 49 ly. radius
  18. ^ From trigonometry: radius = distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 17,600 × sin(19′/2) = 48.6 ly.
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  20. ^ From trigonometry: distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 28,700 × 0.00157 = 45 ly. radius
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  22. ^ From trigonometry: radius = distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 32,900 × sin(8.8′/2) = 42.1 ly.
  23. ^ distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 41.6 ly. radius
  24. ^ distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 40 ly. radius
  25. ^ From trigonometry: distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 39.5 ly. radius
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  29. ^ distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 34 ly. radius
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  31. ^ From trigonometry: radius = distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 30 ly
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