NGC 6729

NGC 6729
Very detailed false-colour image from ESO's VLT.
Observation data
Type	reflection/emission nebula
Right ascension	19h 01m 54.1s[1]
Declination	-36° 57′ 12″[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	2.5′ × 2.0′[2]
Constellation	Corona Australis
Physical characteristics
Other designations	Caldwell 68
See also: Diffuse nebula, Lists of nebulae
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NGC 6729 (also known as Caldwell 68) is a reflection/emission nebula in the constellation Corona Australis. It was discovered by Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt in 1861.^[1]

This fan-shaped nebula opens from the star R Coronae Australi 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.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "NGC/IC Project Database". Results for NGC 6729. http://www.ngcicproject.org/ngcicdb.asp. Retrieved 2010-12-09. 
2. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6729. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+6729. Retrieved 2010-12-09. 

External links

• NGC 6729 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

Coordinates: 19^h 01^m 54^s, −36° 57′ 12″