IC4956 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC4956 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 2° above the horizon.
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Name
IC4956
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h11m [2] |
| Declination: | −45°35' [2] |
| Constellation: | Telescopium |
| Magnitude: | 13.36 (B) [2] 9.87 (J) [2] 9.12 (H) [2] 8.84 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 67.0 Mpc 218.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.77 |