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NGC 6340 
Draco   
Penryn, California
May 2006 / June 2010
FS-128 (ag, ST-4)
ST-2000XM RGB 15 minute subs (2006), L 10 minute subs (2010)

NGC 6340 is classified as SO-a and has decoupled disk within the core area with very few stars.

Surface brightness is listed as mag. 13.1, distance is 52 Mly.

The fainter galaxies are IC 1251 and IC 1254.