Astronomy:NGC 6956
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Short description: Galaxy in the constellation Delphinus
| NGC 6956 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6956 by Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data | |
| Constellation | Delphinus[1] |
| Right ascension | 20h 43m 53.40s[1] |
| Declination | +12° 30′ 41.0″[1] |
| Other designations | |
| IRAS 20415+1219, NGC 6956, UGC 11619, MCG+02-53-001, PGC 65269[2] | |
NGC 6956 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Delphinus.[1] It is located at a distance of about 214 million light-years from Earth. Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel discovered this galaxy on 9 October 1784.
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 6956: SN 2006it (type IIP, mag. 17.6),[3] SN 2013fa (type Ia, mag. 16.2),[4] and SN PSNJ20435314+1230304 (type Ia, mag. 15.8, discovered 11 July 2015).[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "NGC 6956". http://www.wikisky.org/starview?object_type=2&object_id=4056.
- ↑ "NGC 6956". https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC%206956.
- ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 20016it. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ↑ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2013fa. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ↑ Supernova PSNJ20435314+1230304 in NGC 6956. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
- NGC 6956 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- NGC 6956 on SIMBAD
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