NGC 6340

NGC 6340 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco. The galaxy is approximately 55 million light years away.

NGC 6340
NGC 6340 (center) in 32 inch telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Draco[1]
Right ascension	17^h 10^m 24.9^s[2]
Declination	+72° 18′ 16″[2]
Redshift	1198 ± 6 km/s[2]
Distance	55.1 million light years
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.9[2]
Characteristics
Type	SA(s)0/a[2]
Size	48,000 light years
Apparent size (V)	3′.2 × 3′.0[2]
Other designations
UGC 10762,[2] PGC 59742[2]

Gallery

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  An ultraviolet image of NGC 6340 taken with GALEX
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  NGC 6340 by HST. 1.56′ view

References

1. R. W. Sinnott, ed. (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-933346-51-2.
2. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 6340. Retrieved 2007-04-11.

External links

• Media related to NGC 6340 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 6340 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images