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Proper Name	None
Caldwell Number	Historically designated C89 (a number now reassigned to the S Normae Cluster, NGC 6087)
NGC/IC Number	NGC 6067
Constellation	Norma
Right Ascension	16h 13m 12s
Declination	-54° 13' 37"
Distance	c.4,600 light years c.1,400 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.6 Absolute: -5.2
Diameter	Apparent: 14' Actual: 19 light years
Number of Stars	c.250
Optimum Visibility	June (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	The original Caldwell Catalogue listed this cluster as object C89, the S Normae Cluster. In fact that cluster should properly refer to NGC 6087, some degrees to the south of NGC 6067, but many sources continue to catalogue this cluster as C89 for historical reasons.

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