IC 1956
IC 1956 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Taurus. The ICGC is a catalog of 5,386 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on IC 1956:
| IC: | IC 1956 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Surface brightness: | 24.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 11.8 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 10.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:35:33.17 |
| Declination: | 05:04:01.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.32 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.47 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 33° |
| Radial velocity: | 6333 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.021351 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS