NGC 6240

Summary

NGC 6240 is a luminous infrared galaxy^[1]. It draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (luminous_infrared_galaxy category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 6240 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan^[3].
• NGC 6240's image is recorded as Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 6240 (2008-04-24).jpg^[4].
• NGC 6240's instance of is recorded as luminous infrared galaxy^[5].
• NGC 6240's instance of is recorded as irregular galaxy^[6].
• NGC 6240's instance of is recorded as starburst galaxy^[7].
• NGC 6240's instance of is recorded as interacting galaxies^[8].
• NGC 6240's instance of is recorded as sub-millimetric source^[9].
• NGC 6240's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[10].
• NGC 6240's instance of is recorded as Seyfert 2 galaxy^[11].
• NGC 6240's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus^[12].
• NGC 6240's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E?^[13].
• NGC 6240's galaxy morphological type is recorded as I...^[14].
• NGC 6240's Commons category is recorded as NGC 6240^[15].
• NGC 6240's has part is recorded as supermassive black hole^[16].
• NGC 6240's has part is recorded as Q9327977^[17].
• NGC 6240's has part is recorded as Q9331714^[18].
• NGC 6240's has part is recorded as Q87395117^[19].
• NGC 6240's catalog code is recorded as NGC 6240^[20].
• NGC 6240's catalog code is recorded as PGC 59186^[21].
• NGC 6240's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J16525886+0224035^[22].
• NGC 6240's catalog code is recorded as MCG+00-43-004^[23].
• NGC 6240's catalog code is recorded as IC 4625^[24].
• NGC 6240's catalog code is recorded as UGC 10592^[25].
• NGC 6240's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F16504+0228^[26].
• NGC 6240's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 16504+0228^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 6240 is credited with the discovery of Édouard Stephan^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 6240 draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (luminous_infrared_galaxy category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]