NGC 1340
NGC 1340 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Fornax. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1340:
| NGC: | NGC 1340 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Dupe x-reference: | NGC 1344 |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 11.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 8.24 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.62 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:28:19.67 |
| Declination: | -31:04:05.40 |
| Major axis: | 5.12 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.12 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 167° |
| Radial velocity: | 1182 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003949 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS