NGC 6589
| Reflection fog | |
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| NGC 6589 | |
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| NGC 6589 (right), IC 1284 (top), NGC 6590 (left) | |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 18h 16m 55.4s |
| declination | -19 ° 46 ′ 38 ″ |
| Further data | |
| Brightness (B-band) |
10.5 mag |
| Angular expansion |
5 ′ × 3 ′ |
| history | |
| discovery |
Truman Safford |
| Date of discovery |
August 28, 1867 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 6589 • IC 4690 • ESO 590-N14 • IRAS 18138-1954 • Ced 157a • DG 149 • LBN 46A | |
| Aladin previewer | |
NGC 6589 denotes a 10.5 mag bright reflection nebula in the constellation Sagittarius , possibly the remnant of a supernova . It was discovered by Truman Safford on August 28, 1867 . Due to an error in Safford's position information, Edward Barnard's observation in August 1905 under IC 4690 led to an entry in the index catalog .
Web links
- NGC 6589. SIMBAD, accessed October 19, 2016 .
- NGC 6589. DSO Browser, accessed October 19, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 6589. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on October 19, 2016 (English).