NGC 6723

RA:

18:59:33.15

Dec:

-36:37:56.1

Distance from Sun:

28.4 kly

Distance from Galactic Center:

8.5 kly

Apparent Diameter:

10.5 arc min

Brightness:

7.01 mag vis

Radial Velocity:

-94.5 +/- 3.6 km/s

Diameter:

ly

Abs. Mag:

-7.83 Mag vis

Globular cluster NGC 6723 was discovered by James Dunlop from Paramatta in New South Wales, Australia on June 3, 1826 and cataloged as Dunlop 573.

The images in this page was obtained by David Malin of the Anglo-Australian Observatory, with the 3.9-meter Anglo-Australian Telescope. It is a three-color composite of exposures on photographic plates with different emulsions and filters.
Credit: David Malin, Australian Astronomical Observatory