NGC 3956
NGC 3956 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Crater. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3956:
| NGC: | NGC 3956 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.4 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (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 (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS