NGC 6140

Galaxy Good (48/100)

Spiral

NGC 6140 Galaxy Draco (Dra) Visible Level 5 Expert level - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 12.0

Angular Size 2.1′ × 1.8′

Position Angle 83°

Distance 42.39 million ly

Galaxy Type Spiral (Sc)

Description

cF, pL, iR

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 20m 54.0s

Dec +65° 22' 60.0"

Constellation Draco (Dra)

Catalog NGC 6140

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 6140 · 2.1′×1.8′ · N up, E left

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