NGC6584 (Globular cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC6584 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC6584
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
NGC 6584[2]
Mel 196[3]
Position
Right ascension:18h18m [2]
Declination:-52°12' [2]
Constellation:Telescopium
Magnitude:7.90 (V) [3]
10.32 (B) [2]
Distance:13.4 kpc
43.7 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):2.15
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-7.74

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