Globular cluster
NGC 6541 (NGC6541)
In Corona Australis (CrA) • Magnitude 7.3 • 7.5 arcminutes
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Bright globular cluster in Corona Australis.
NGC 6541 at a glance
| Catalog IDs | N 6541 |
| Type | Globular cluster |
| Constellation | Corona Australis (CrA) |
| Right ascension | 18h 08m 02s |
| Declination | -43° 42' 57" |
| Apparent magnitude | 7.30 |
| Surface brightness | 20.3 mag/arcsec² |
| Angular size | 7.5 × 7.5 arcmin |
| Max altitude at 45°N | 1° |
| Best imaging months | Jun, Jul, Aug |
How to image NGC 6541
NGC 6541 sits in the constellation Corona Australis at right ascension 18h 08m 02s and declination -43° 42' 57". To frame and integrate it well, AstroPlanner will compute the optimal moonless window for tonight from your location, the field-of-view fit against your sensor and focal length, the suggested total integration time given your aperture and sky Bortle class, and a cloud-aware schedule that drops it from the plan if your nearest cloud forecast spike overlaps the best altitude window.