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Other deep sky objects in Sagittarius
- IC 4816 - Nova Star
- Messier 24 (Small Sagittarius Star Cloud) - Association of Stars
- Messier 25 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6530 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- Messier 23 - Open Cluster
- Messier 8 (Lagoon Nebula) - Nebula
- Messier 21 - Open Cluster
- Messier 22 (Great Sagittarius Cluster) - Globular Cluster
- Messier 55 - Globular Cluster
- Messier 18 (Black Swan) - Open Cluster
- Messier 28 - Globular Cluster
- Messier 17 (Horseshoe Nebula) - Nebula
- NGC 6716 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6520 - Open Cluster
- Messier 54 - Globular Cluster
- IC 1284 - Nebula
- NGC 6546 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6647 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6822 (Barnard's Galaxy) - Galaxy
- NGC 6469 - Open Cluster
- Messier 75 - Globular Cluster
- Messier 69 - Globular Cluster
- Messier 20 (Trifid Nebula) - Nebula
- NGC 6645 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6568 - Open Cluster
- Messier 70 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6553 - Globular Cluster
- IC 4681 - Star
- NGC 6818 (Little Gem Nebula) - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6569 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6522 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6507 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6638 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6652 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6590 - Reflection Nebula
- NGC 6544 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6583 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6440 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6642 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6717 - Globular Cluster
- IC 4678 - Nebula
- NGC 6589 - Nebula
- NGC 6528 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6644 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 4776 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6902 - Galaxy
- NGC 6563 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6567 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6603 (Milky Way Patch) - Open Cluster
- NGC 6445 (Little Gem) - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6558 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6629 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 4863 - Double Star
- NGC 6565 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6537 (Red Spider Nebula) - Planetary Nebula
- IC 4946 - Galaxy
- IC 4732 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 4991 - Galaxy
- NGC 6878 - Galaxy
- NGC 6439 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6620 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 4931 - Galaxy
- NGC 6849 - Galaxy
- NGC 6578 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6836 - Galaxy
- IC 4673 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6835 - Galaxy
- NGC 6841 - Galaxy
- NGC 6816 - Galaxy
- NGC 6902B - Galaxy
- NGC 6806 - Galaxy
- NGC 6794 - Galaxy
- IC 4926 - Galaxy
- IC 4913 - Galaxy
- NGC 6878A - Galaxy
- NGC 6890 - Galaxy
- IC 4998 - Galaxy
- NGC 6805 - Galaxy
- NGC 6902A - Galaxy
- IC 1309 - Galaxy
- NGC 6698 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6723 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6737 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6774 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6797 - Other Classification
- IC 1271 - Nebula
- NGC 6624 - Globular Cluster
- IC 4924 - Other Classification
- IC 1275 - Nebula
- IC 1283 - HII Ionized region
- IC 1290 - Association of Stars
- IC 1292 - Other Classification
- IC 1308 - HII Ionized region
- IC 4683 - Other Classification
- IC 4684 - Reflection Nebula
- IC 4685 - Nebula
- IC 4701 - Nebula
- IC 4706 - Nebula
- IC 4707 - Nebula
- IC 4802 - Other Classification
- IC 4898 - Other Classification
- IC 4922 - Other Classification
- IC 4940 - Other Classification
- NGC 6596 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6432 - Other Classification
- NGC 6465 - Other Classification
- NGC 6476 - Association of Stars
- NGC 6506 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6519 - Double Star
- NGC 6526 - Nebula
- NGC 6529 - Association of Stars
- NGC 6540 - Globular Cluster
- IC 1274 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 6554 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6556 - Association of Stars
- NGC 6559 - Nebula
- NGC 6561 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6573 - Association of Stars
- NGC 6551 - Other Classification
NGC 6540 - Globular Cluster in Sagittarius
NGC 6540 is a Globular Cluster in the Sagittarius constellation. NGC 6540 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere.
- NGC 6540 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. See also rise and set times.
Apparent size of NGC 6540
The following table reports NGC 6540 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6540 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 6540
The image below is a photograph of NGC 6540 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
DSS2 image of NGC 6540 in the Red band.
The green region on the image is a representation of the major (4.08 arcmin) and
minor (4.08 arcmin)
axes of the object's apparent size.
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6540
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6540 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6540 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6540 - Globular Cluster in Sagittarius.
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6540 - Globular Cluster in Sagittarius.
Rise ans set times of NGC 6540 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 6540 - Globular Cluster in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):