NGC 6726

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Reflection fog
NGC 6726
Image of ESO from NGC 6727 with NGC 6726 (top), IC 4812 (right) and NGC 6729 (m.)
Image of ESO from NGC 6727 with NGC 6726 (top), IC 4812 (right) and NGC 6729 (m.)
Constellation Southern crown
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 19h 01m 39.3s
declination -36 ° 53 ′ 29 ″
Further data
Angular expansion

9.0 '× 7.0'

Affiliation

Milky Way

history
discovery

Julius Schmidt

Date of discovery

June 15, 1861

Catalog names
NGC  6726 • ESO 396-N13
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NGC 6726 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Southern Crown . The object was discovered by Julius Schmidt on June 15, 1861 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS : NGC 6726
  3. Seligman