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Galaxy · Draco

NGC 6140

A barred spiral galaxy in Draco, discovered by William Herschel in 1788.

Le Cœur et l'Âme · Photograph by the author · 3h 47m of exposure, DwarfLab DWARF 3

NGC 6140, duration not logged
NGC 6140 duration not logged · Unistellar eQuinox 2

It is about 43 million light-years away and belongs to no group or cluster: it is an isolated galaxy. Its surface brightness is low, 14.96 magnitudes per square arcminute; in other words, its light is very diluted. In the photo, small and right of centre, it comes down to a bluish bar in a pale halo.

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duration not logged 1 shot

0 towards 25h 12m · cumulative integration on this object

Temps d'intégration : the total exposure time, the sum of every exposure stacked on an object.

Designation
NGC 6140
Family
Galaxy
Constellation
Draco
Shots taken
1
Album date
8 September 2026
Cumulative integration
not logged

The album date is the one the photo album gives the file, not the date of the shot: the device burns none into this image.

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