globular cluster NGC 6541
E450601
Globular cluster NGC 6541 is a bright, compact, and ancient spherical star cluster located in the constellation Corona Australis, notable for its high stellar density and great age.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 6541 | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
globular cluster ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −8.5 ⓘ |
| age | about 12–13 billion years ⓘ |
| angularSize | 15 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 6.3 ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Corona Australis constellation region
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Milky Way globular cluster system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog | NGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorIndexBminusV | about 0.73 ⓘ |
| constellation | Corona Australis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
RR Lyrae variable stars
ⓘ
horizontal branch stars ⓘ |
| coreConcentration | high ⓘ |
| coreRadius | about 0.05 degrees ⓘ |
| declination | −43° 42′ 20″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Niccolò Cacciatore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1826 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 22,800 light-years
ⓘ
about 7.0 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | −11.18 degrees ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 349.29 degrees ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | Galactic halo ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milky Way ⓘ |
| mass | several hundred thousand solar masses ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | about −1.8 ⓘ |
| morphology | bright and compact ⓘ |
| notableFor |
compact core
ⓘ
great age ⓘ high stellar density ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Hubble Space Telescope
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ground-based observatories ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| otherDesignation |
C 1804-437
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ⓘ
ESO 280-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ GCl 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ Melotte 186 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 18h 08m 02s ⓘ |
| shape | roughly spherical ⓘ |
| ShapleySawyerConcentrationClass | Class III ⓘ |
| stellarDensity | high ⓘ |
| stellarPopulation | old, metal-poor stars ⓘ |
| visibility | naked-eye object under dark skies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.