NGC 6584

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title: NGC 6584
text: 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. As is typical for metal-poor globular
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description: Globular cluster in the constellation Telescopium
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6584
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date modified: 2023-05-30T03:17:01Z
main entity: {"identifier":"Q1146588","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1146588"}
image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/NGC_6584.jpg","width":4237,"height":4237}
fields total: 13
integrity: 15

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