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NGC 6723 — Globular Cluster in Sagittarius

Globular Cluster Excellent (66/100)
Magnitude 7.3m GlobularCluster Sagittarius (Sgr) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 7.3
Angular Size 9.3′
glob. cl. , vL, vlE, vgbM, rrr, st 14...16

Position & Identifiers

RA 18h 59m 33.1s
Dec -36° 37' 53.4"
Constellation Sagittarius (Sgr)
Catalog NGC 6723

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Easy
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season May – Jul (peak: Jun)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 6723 · 9.3′ diameter · N up, E left

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

C68
NGC 6729
Hard+
Diffuse nebula
Diffuse Nebula mag 10.0 0.6° Corona Australis
Gamma CrA
HIP 93825; Gamma Coronae Australis
Medium
Tight double — a rewarding split at 1.6″
Double Star mag 4.93 1.4° Corona Australis
RY Sgr
Medium
Variable star, range 6.1–6.8
Variable Star mag 6.25 4.7° Sagittarius
M70
NGC 6681
Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 7.9 5.5° Sagittarius
NGC 6652
Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 8.9 6.1° Sagittarius
M54
NGC 6715
Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 7.6 6.2° Sagittarius
M69
NGC 6637
Easy
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 7.7 7.2° Sagittarius
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