NGC 6740
NGC 6740 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Lyra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6740:
| NGC: | NGC 6740 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sc |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.3 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.6 |
| Right Ascension: | 19:00:50.51 |
| Declination: | 28:46:16.40 |
| Major axis: | 1.09 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.76 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 31° |
| Radial velocity: | 4271 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01435 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS