NGC 6729

Database links to NGC 6729

Reflection fog
NGC 6729
In the center of the picture: R Coronae Australis (false color image of the VLT )
Constellation	Southern crown
Position equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension	19h 01m 55.4s
declination	-36 ° 57 ′ 28 ″
Further data
Angular expansion	25.0 '× 20.0'
Affiliation	Milky Way
distance	400 light years
history
discovery	Julius Schmidt
Date of discovery	June 15, 1861
Catalog names
NGC  6729 • ESO 396-N15
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NGC 6729 is a variable nebula (a type of reflection nebula ) in the constellation Corona Australis . The nebula reflects the light emitted by the PMS star R Coronae Australis (R CrA). NGC 6729 has a triangular shape reminiscent of NGC 2261 .

The nebula was discovered by Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt in 1861.

Web links

• ESO: Dramatic Star Birth + Photo, Map & Animation - March 16, 2011
• Spektrum.de : Amateur recordings [1]

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
2. ↑ SEDS : NGC 6729
3. ↑ Seligman