How do I delte a file that will not allow itself to be placed in Trash?

I have a file on my iMac (running OS X 7.7.5) and I just noticed a file on the destop that looks like an Xcel file, however its name
is "C6C1C450" with NO .XLXS tag on it. I cannot be moved from its location in the very uppermost right-hand corner of the screen,
and I cannot drag it to the trash. If I attempt to do so I get a window that says"The item “C6C1C450” can’t be moved to the Trash
because it can’t be deleted." I now suspect that it is not really an Xcel document at all. How do I get rid of it?

I cannot explain how this file came to be on the desktop! I was straightening things up this morning and there it was. I forgot to mention that the file cannot be opened by double-clicking on it, nor can it be dropped into Xcel to open it. ( It doesn't even show up in the Xcel applications Open command window when I look at the "desktop" listing of items.) That's why I feel that it is probably not really an Excel file.
Jim C.

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