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NGC 6726 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis

Altitude: -0.9°   Azimuth: 199.1°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 6726 is a Reflection Nebula in the Corona Australis constellation. NGC 6726 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

NGC 6726
Reflection Nebula
Corona Australis

NGC 6726 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -0.9°
Azimuth: 199.1°
Direction: South-South-West

See also NGC 6726 rise and set times.

Available Resources for NGC 6726 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis

Apparent size of NGC 6726

The following table reports NGC 6726 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6726 is a visual representation of it.
9 arcmin
7 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 6726

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6726 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6726 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6726 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (9 arcmin) and minor (7 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6726

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6726 are provided in the following table:

19h 01m 38s
-36° 53’ 29”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6726 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 6726 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6726 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis.

Finder chart NGC 6726 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6726 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis.

Rise ans set times of NGC 6726 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 6726 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.9°
Max altitude: 1.6°
Azimuth: 233.1°