2012-04-30

NGC 6540


Wide field of view

18h 06m 08.5s; -27º 45' 55"
Discovered by: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel (1738 - 1822)
Year of Discovery: 1784
Object Type: Globular cluster
Object Classification: I 1 p n
Constellation: Sagittarius
Visual Magnitude: 14.6




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