List of galaxies with richest globular cluster systems

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List of galaxies with richest globular cluster systems

This is a list of galaxies with richest known globular cluster systems. As of 2019, the galaxy NGC 6166 has the richest globular cluster system, with 39 000 globular clusters.[1] Other galaxies with rich globular cluster systems are NGC 4874, NGC 4889, NGC 3311 and Messier 87. For comparison, the Milky Way has a poor globular cluster system, with only 150-180 globular clusters.

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GalaxyImageNumber of globular clustersNotes
NGC 6166Thumb39 000 ± 2000[1]Richest known globular cluster system
NGC 4874Thumb18 700 ± 2260[2]Richest globular cluster system in Coma cluster
NGC 3311Thumb16 500 ± 2000[3]Richest globular cluster system in southern part of the sky and in Hydra cluster
Messier 87Thumb12 000 ± 800[4]Richest globular cluster system in Virgo Supercluster and richest in Messier Catalog. Also richest within 100 million light-years. Data from 2006 survey
NGC 4889Thumb11 000 ± 1340[5]Largest galaxy in this list (diameter is about 1050 000 light-years)
IC 4051Thumb6700 ± 530[5]Richest globular cluster system in IC catalog
NGC 1395Thumb6000 ± 1100Richest globular cluster system in Eridanus Cluster, divided into two populations (red and blue)
NGC 1399Thumb6000 ± 600Richest globular cluster system in Fornax Cluster, most clusters are given
Messier 49Thumb5900
Messier 60Thumb5100[6]
Messier 86Thumb3800Richest globular cluster system in Markarian's Chain
NGC 6861Thumb3000 ± 300[7]
NGC 1600Thumb2850
Messier 59Thumb2200
Messier 89Thumb2000Data from 2006 survey
Messier 84Thumb1775 ± 150
Sombrero GalaxyThumb1600 ± 400Richest globular cluster system around named galaxy
Centaurus AThumb1450 ± 160[8]
NGC 4278Thumb1378+32
−194
NGC 4926Thumb1300 ± 300[5]
Maffei 1Thumb1100Closest galaxy in this list (distance is about 11 000 000 light-years)
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NGC 6166, galaxy with richest known globular cluster system

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