Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  IC 1251  ·  IC 1254  ·  NGC 6340
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NGC 6340, Ron Stanley
NGC 6340, Ron Stanley
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NGC 6340, Ron Stanley
NGC 6340, Ron Stanley

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NGC 6340 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in Draco approximately 55.1MLY's distant. It is thought to have formed as a result of a merger of a spiral and elliptical galaxy and is approximately 48,000 LY's in diameter. It shares the same redshift and may be interacting with the galaxies IC 2151, IC 1254 and PGC 59705

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NGC 6340, Ron Stanley

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