IC 2956
IC 2956 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 2956:
| IC: | IC 2956 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.3 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.9 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.0 |
| Right Ascension: | 11:45:17.56 |
| Declination: | 26:46:02.60 |
| Major axis: | 0.94 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.8 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 56° |
| Radial velocity: | 8937 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.03027 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS