NGC 6956
NGC 6956 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Delphinus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 6956:
| NGC: | NGC 6956 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Delphinus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 9.51 |
| Right Ascension: | 20:43:53.71 |
| Declination: | 12:30:42.90 |
| Major axis: | 1.75 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.37 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 112° |
| Radial velocity: | 4629 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.015561 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS