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Dimension (manifold) of matrices with exact $r$ positive and $r$ negative eigenvalues

For the vector space $M_{n,n}(\mathbb{C})$ of $n\times n$ matrices we know that the subset

$$M_{2r}:= \{A\in M_{n,n}(\mathbb{C}) \mid \mbox{rank} (A) = 2r \}$$

is a manifold of dimension $2n(2r)-(2r)^2$ (see this question).

If I now take a look at Hermitian $n \times n$ matrices of rank $2r$ with exactly $r$ positive and $r$ negative eigenvalues, how can I determine the dimension of this manifold?