NGC6956 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6956 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:13 (PDT) – 3 hours and 43 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 32° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:57.
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Name
NGC6956
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h43m [3] |
| Declination: | +12°30' [3] |
| Constellation: | Delphinus |
| Magnitude: | 13.40 (B) [1] 10.18 (J) [1] 9.51 (H) [1] 9.18 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.8 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 112.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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