NGC 6584

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NGC 6584
NGC 6584 as observed by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Telescopium
Right ascension 18h 18m 37.60s[1]
Declination –−52° 12′ 56.8″[1]
Distance 45000[2]
Physical characteristics
See also: Globular cluster, List of globular clusters

NGC 6584 is a globular cluster in the constellation Telescopium that lies near Theta Arae and is 45000 light-years distant.[2] It is an Oosterhoff type I cluster, and contains at least 69 variable stars, most of which are RR Lyrae variables: 46 stars were identified as RRab variables, 15 as RRc variables, 1 RRe variable, 4 eclipsing binaries and 3 long period variables.[3] NGC 6584 is about 4 kpc from the Galactic center and about 2.7 kpc from the Galactic plane.[4]

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  4. ↑ "Physical Parameters of Galactic Globular Clusters" by S. Djorgovski
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