NGC 3956
NGC 3956 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Crater. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 3956 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
Constellation: | Crater |
Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 12.4 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 12.8 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.7 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.4 |
Right Ascension: | 11:54:00.69 |
Declination: | -20:34:02.40 |
Major axis: | 3.46 ' |
Minor axis: | 1 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 64° |
Radial velocity: | 1651 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.005523 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula