NGC 940 (also IRAS 02264+3125, MCG 5-6-50, UGC 1964 and PGC 9478) is a magnitude +12.4 lenticular galaxy located 235 million light-years away in the constellation Triangulum.
The galaxy was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 26th September 1865.
Right Ascension 02h 29m 27.4s, Declination +31° 38' 29"
