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Proper Name	None
Caldwell Number	C78
NGC/IC Number	NGC 6541
Constellation	Corona Australis
Right Ascension	18h 8m 2s
Declination	-43° 42' 54"
Distance	c.22,800 light years c.7,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +6.3 Absolute: -8.4
Diameter	Apparent: 13' 06" Actual: c.50 light years
Optimum Visibility	July
Notes	This globular cluster in the southern sky is an ancient and densely populated grouping of stars some fifteen light years in diameter.

The dense and ancient globular cluster C78 or NGC 6541 lies in Corona Australis near the tail of Scorpius the Scorpion. Speckled by old red-orange stars, the cluster is thought to be some 12.9 billion years old.

C78 (or NGC 6541) is a Globular Cluster of stars - its distance of 23,000 light years from Earth, and its closeness to the Galactic Meridian, mean that it lies in the region of the Galaxy's core.

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