NGC 6340
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| NGC 6340 | |
 An ultraviolet image of NGC 6340 taken with GALEX. Credit: GALEX/NASA. |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco[1] |
| Right ascension | 17h 10m 24.9s[2] |
| Declination | +72° 18′ 16″[2] |
| Redshift | 1198 ± 6 km/s[2] |
| Type | SA(s)0/a[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 3′.2 × 3′.0[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.9[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 10762[2], PGC 59742[2] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 6340 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco.
[edit] References
- ^ R. W. Sinnott, editor (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 0-933-34651-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 6340. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
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