NGC 1956
NGC 1956 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Mensa. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1956:
| NGC: | NGC 1956 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Mensa |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 14.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.77 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.98 |
| Right Ascension: | 05:19:35.32 |
| Declination: | -77:43:43.20 |
| Major axis: | 1.75 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.95 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 64° |
| Radial velocity: | 4805 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.016158 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS