Nebula
R CrA Nebula
Nebula · C68 · NGC 6729
Nebula
Photo: ESO/Sergey Stepanenko · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
NGC 6729 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.
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Key facts
Distance
~424 light-years
Apparent size
25.0′ × 20.0′
Catalogue
C68 · NGC 6729
Did you know
- Listed as Caldwell 68 in the Caldwell catalogue, also known as NGC 6729.
