NGC 6589 explained

Constellation:	Sagittarius
NGC 6589
Type:	Reflection
Epoch:	J2000.0
Ra:	^[1]
Size V:	5.0' × 3.0'^[2]
Names:	IC 4690, IRAS 18138-1954, DG 149, LBN 011.53-01.63, Ced 157a^[3]

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database . Results for NGC 6589 . December 21, 2016 . December 22, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222083435/https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/ui/?q=objsearch&omegam=0.27&extend=no&out_csys=Equatorial&objname=ngc . dead .
2. Web site: New General Catalog Objects 6550 - 6599 . Cseligman . December 21, 2016.
3. Web site: NGC 6589 . Simbad . December 21, 2016.