NGC6540 (Globular cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6540 is visible between 22:24 and 02:23. It will become accessible at around 22:24, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:23, 28° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:23 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6540
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h06m [2] |
Declination: | −27°45' [2] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 14.60 (V) [3] |
Distance: | 3.7 kpc 12.1 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | 1.76 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.