| Reflection nebula | |
|---|---|
| emission nebula | |
 NGC 6729 is the bright fan like nebula at the center of the image. | |
| Observation data:J2000epoch | |
| Right ascension | 19h 01m 54.1s[1] |
| Declination | −36° 57′ 12″[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 2.5′ × 2.0′[2] |
| Constellation | Corona Australis |
| Designations | Caldwell 68 |
| See also:Lists of nebulae | |
NGC 6729 (also known asCaldwell 68) is areflection/emission nebula of theCorona Australis Molecular Cloud in the constellationCorona Australis. It was discovered byJohann Friedrich Julius Schmidt in 1861.[1]
This fan-shaped nebula opens from the starR 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.[1] NGC 6729 is a variable nebula which shows irregular variations in brightness and in shape.[3]
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