NGC 6240
id:
ngc-6240-164-739785
title:
NGC 6240
text:
NGC 6240, also known as the Starfish Galaxy, is a nearby ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 12 July 1871. The galaxy is the remnant of a merger between three smaller galaxies. The collision between the three progenitor galaxies has resulted in a single, larger galaxy with three distinct nuclei and a highly disturbed structure, including faint extensions and loops.
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy merger remnant in the constellation Ophiuchus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6240
date created:
2003-02-25T13:45:56Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T16:45:27Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q502000","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q502000"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Hubble_revisits_tangled_NGC_6240.jpg","width":3468,"height":3468}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16