Q840841

Also known as New General Catalogue 6729, Caldwell 68, C 68

reflection nebula in the constellation Corona Australis

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Right ascension: 19 01 54.1
Declination: −36 ° 57 ′ 12 ″
Apparent dimensions v: 2.5 ′ × 2.0 ′
Constellation: Corona Australis
Designations: Caldwell 68

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Image: NGC 6729.jpg

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NGC 6729 (also known as Caldwell 68) is a reflection/emission nebula of the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud in the constellation Corona Australis. It was discovered by Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt in 1861.

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 is a variable nebula which shows irregular variations in brightness and in shape.