NGC 2956
NGC 2956 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2956:
| NGC: | NGC 2956 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBb |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Surface brightness: | 23.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| B-mag (blue): | 15.3 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 11.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 09:39:17.05 |
| Declination: | -19:06:03.90 |
| Major axis: | 0.86 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.38 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 58° |
| Radial velocity: | 9483 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.032149 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS