NGC6540 (Globular cluster)
![NGC6540 Image of NGC6540](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115734_c1f78fc6d280.png)
From Fairfield , NGC6540 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 21° above the 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 Fairfield local time.