Caldwell 68
Nebula in Corona Australis · 430 light-years
🔭 Explore Caldwell 68 in the 3D map →| Type | Nebula |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corona Australis |
| Distance | 430 light-years |
| Apparent size | 25′ (arc-minutes) |
| Also known as | C68 · NGC 6729 |
Caldwell 68 is a nebula (NGC 6729) in Corona Australis — a luminous cloud of interstellar gas and dust. It appears as number 68 in the Caldwell catalogue, Sir Patrick Moore's 1995 list of 109 bright deep-sky objects for amateur astronomers. It spans roughly 25 arc-minutes on the sky. It is one of the showpiece objects Sir Patrick Moore chose for his Caldwell list of bright targets the Messier catalogue left out.
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