Right ascension 19 01 54.1 Apparent dimensions (V) 2.5′ × 2.0′ Constellation Corona Australis | Declination −36° 57′ 12″ Designations Caldwell 68 | |
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Similar NGC 6541, NGC 6885, NGC 5823, NGC 6124, NGC 3195 | ||
Eso zooming into ngc 6729 720p
NGC 6729 is a reflection/emission nebula in the constellation Corona Australis. It was discovered by Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt in 1861.
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This fan-shaped nebula opens from the star R Coronae Australis toward the star T CrA to the south-east. R CrA is a pre-main-sequence star in the Corona Australis molecular complex, one of the closer star-forming regions of the galaxy at a distance of 130 pc.
Ngc 6729 stellar nursery in corona australis
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