NGC 6140 is a magnitude 11.2 galaxy 42 million light years distant in the constellation Draco. It is classified as SB(s)cd pec, a barred spiral Galaxy with peculiar features. There are other tiny galaxies in the field, the most notable UGC 10376 is not physically related, as it has a red shift that places it at 150 million light years distant. Its angular size is fairly small at 6 arc minutes or approximately 1/5 the diameter of the moon.

Imaging Camera: QSI640wsg
Imaging Scope: Celestron 9.25"Edge HD at f/7
Guide Camera: SX Lodestarx2
Mount: Avalon M-Uno Fast Reverse
Filters: Astrodon Gen II LRGB
Exposure: 6 hours Lum, 5 minute subs unbinned, 2 hour each RGB, 1 minute subs binnedx2
Capture: APT
Processing: CCD Stack and PS CC
Date: 5/18/21-5/20/21
Sky conditions: below average seeing, bortle white skies, SQM 17.35 mag/arc-sec2
Location: My front driveway. Morristown, NJ