NGC 6956 | |
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Observation data | |
Constellation | Delphinus [1] |
Right ascension | 20h 43m 53.40s [1] |
Declination | +12° 30′ 41.0″ [1] |
Other designations | |
IRAS 20415+1219, 2MASX J20435368+1230429, NGC 6956, UGC 11619, MCG +02-53-001, PGC 65269 [2] |
NGC 6956 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Delphinus. [1] It is located at a distance of about 214 million light-years from Earth. Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel discovered this galaxy on 9 October 1784.
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 6956: SN 2006it ( type IIP, mag. 17.6), [3] SN 2013fa ( type Ia, mag. 16.2), [4] and SN PSNJ20435314+1230304 (type Ia, mag. 15.8, discovered 11 July 2015). [5]
NGC 6956 | |
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![]() NGC 6956 by
Hubble Space Telescope | |
Observation data | |
Constellation | Delphinus [1] |
Right ascension | 20h 43m 53.40s [1] |
Declination | +12° 30′ 41.0″ [1] |
Other designations | |
IRAS 20415+1219, 2MASX J20435368+1230429, NGC 6956, UGC 11619, MCG +02-53-001, PGC 65269 [2] |
NGC 6956 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Delphinus. [1] It is located at a distance of about 214 million light-years from Earth. Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel discovered this galaxy on 9 October 1784.
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 6956: SN 2006it ( type IIP, mag. 17.6), [3] SN 2013fa ( type Ia, mag. 16.2), [4] and SN PSNJ20435314+1230304 (type Ia, mag. 15.8, discovered 11 July 2015). [5]