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globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius

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Instance of
globular cluster
Constellation
Sagittarius
Image
NGC6540 - HST - Potw2233a.jpg
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discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1784-05-24
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 2804
apparent magnitude
14.6
right ascension
271.535833
declination
-27.765278
epoch
J2000.0
radial velocity
-17.70
metallicity
-1.29
right ascension component of proper motion
0.070
declination component of proper motion
1.9000
Commons category
NGC 6540

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