NGC 6589
{{Short description|Reflection nebula in the constellation Sagittarius}}
{{Infobox nebula
| image =File:N6590s.jpg
| caption = NGC 6589 is the rightmost blue nebula in this image. Also in this image is NGC 6590 (left) and IC 1284 (above)
| constellation = Sagittarius
| name = NGC 6589
| type = Reflection
| epoch = J2000.0
| ra = {{RA|18|16|55.4}}{{cite web
| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
| work=Results for NGC 6589
| url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ui/?q=objsearch&omegam=0.27&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&objname=ngc%206589&hconst=73&img_stamp=YES&list_limit=5&of=pre_text&out_equinox=J2000.0&corr_z=1&omegav=0.73&obj_sort=RA%20or%20Longitude
| access-date=December 21, 2016
| archive-date=December 22, 2016
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222083435/https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ui/?q=objsearch&omegam=0.27&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&objname=ngc
| url-status=dead
}}
| dist_ly =
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| size_v = 5.0' × 3.0'{{cite web
| title=New General Catalog Objects 6550 - 6599
| work=Cseligman
| url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc65a.htm#6589
| access-date=December 21, 2016}}
| radius_ly =
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| notes =
| names = IC 4690, IRAS 18138-1954, DG 149, LBN 011.53-01.63, Ced 157a{{cite web
| title=NGC 6589
| work=Simbad
| url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+6589&submit=SIMBAD+search
| access-date=December 21, 2016}}
}}
NGC 6589 is a reflection nebula located in the constellation of Sagittarius, and it was discovered by Truman Safford on August 28, 1867. In August 1905, Edward Barnard listed it as IC 4690.
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Category:Sagittarius (constellation)
Category:Discoveries by Truman Safford
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