NGC 6140
NGC 6140 is a late spiral 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 6140:
| NGC: | NGC 6140 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.6 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.85 |
| Right Ascension: | 16:20:58.16 |
| Declination: | 65:23:26.00 |
| Major axis: | 2.09 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.78 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 83° |
| Radial velocity: | 909 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003035 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS