NGC 4940
NGC 4940 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation Centaurus. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 4940 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 13.1 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 13.9 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:05:00.25 |
| Declination: | -47:14:12.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.13 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 28° |
| Radial velocity: | 5101 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.017162 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula