NGC 5956
NGC 5956 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Serpens. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 5956 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 13.2 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 10.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 15:34:58.54 |
| Declination: | 11:45:01.00 |
| Major axis: | 1.49 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.49 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 30° |
| Radial velocity: | 1898 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00635 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula