Constellation Telescopium Declination –−52° 12′ 56.8″ Apparent dimensions (V) 7.9' | Right ascension 18 18 37.60 Distance 45000 | |
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NGC 6584 is a globular cluster in the constellation Telescopium that lies near Theta Arae and is 45000 light-years distant. 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. NGC 6584 is about 4 kpc from the Galactic center and about 2.7 kpc from the Galactic plane.
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