NGC 6540
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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 6540 is referenced by 522 other articles, and connects out to apparent magnitude, Lagoon Nebula and epoch.
It is catalogued under topics including Astronomical X-ray sources, Globular clusters and NGC objects.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- 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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