NGC 5956
NGC 5956 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Serpens. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5956:
| NGC: | NGC 5956 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBc |
| Constellation: | Serpens |
| Surface brightness: | 22.8 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 10.7 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (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 (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS