The open cluster NGC 6540
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , NGC 6540 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 04:09, when it rises 21° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:03, 23° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:10, 23° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC 6540
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 364
Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 14.60 (V)[2] |
| Right Ascension: | 18h06m [1] |
| Declination: | -27°45' [1] |