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EntityQ1146580· pop 25

galaxy

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
OpC
Distance
7,897 light-years
Redshift
z = -0.000004769955185057739
Coordinates
RA 273.9621° · Dec -22.1431°
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
open cluster
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
2.8
Image
NGC 6583 PanS.jpg
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discoverer or inventor
William Herschel
time of discovery or invention
1786-05-26
catalog code
[KPS2012] MWSC 2860
apparent magnitude
10.0
right ascension
273.9540
declination
-22.1330
epoch
J2000.0
radial velocity
3.00
metallicity
0.37
right ascension component of proper motion
-4.76
declination component of proper motion
0.51

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