NGC 2956
NGC 2956 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Hydra. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 2956 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 15.3 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 12.1 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 11.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:39:17.05 |
| Declination: | -19:06:03.90 |
| Major axis: | 0.86 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.38 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 58° |
| Radial velocity: | 9483 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.032149 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula