NGC 6584

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NGC 6584 is a globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Telescopium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf globular cluster
angularSize about 7 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV about 8.3
belongsToGalaxy Milky Way NERFINISHED
bestSeenInMonth July
catalog New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
catalogDesignation NGC 6584 NERFINISHED
contains old, low-metallicity stars
declination −52°
discoveredBy James Dunlop NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1826
distanceFromEarth approximately 14,000 parsecs
approximately 45,000 light-years
galacticPopulation Population II
hasAlternativeClassification Galactic globular cluster
hasObjectType star cluster
locatedInConstellation Telescopium NERFINISHED
locatedInGalacticComponent Galactic halo
locatedInRegionOfSky southern celestial hemisphere
metallicity[Fe/H] about −1.5
morphologicalType Class VI (Shapley–Sawyer)
observableFrom southern latitudes
observedIn optical wavelengths
rightAscension 18h 18m

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