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NGC 6723 (also ESO 396-SC10 and GCL 106) is a magnitude +6.8 globular star cluster located  28,400 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius.

The cluster was was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a  homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on the 3rd June 1826.

Right Ascension 18h 59m 33.15s, Declination -36° 37' 56.1" 

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