NGC 6240

Galaxy in Ophiuchus

Dreyer's description: vF, pL, lE, dif; = IC 4625

Cross Identifications: GC 5833. Stephan II, Bigourdan.


Right Ascension: 16 : 53.0 (hours : minutes)
Declination: +02 : 24 (degrees : minutes)
Apparent Magnitude: 15. p
Apparent Diameter: 2.2 (arc minutes)

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