NGC 6340
NGC 6340 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Draco. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6340:
| NGC: | NGC 6340 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0-a |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.1 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.9 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.25 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.55 |
| Right Ascension: | 17:10:24.85 |
| Declination: | 72:18:16.00 |
| Major axis: | 3.04 ' |
| Minor axis: | 2.88 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 155° |
| Radial velocity: | 1219 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004073 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS