NGC 4956

Galaxy Fair (20/100)

Lenticular

NGC 4956 Galaxy CVn Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 13.0

Angular Size 1.6′

Position Angle 60°

Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)

Description

pB, cS, R, smbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 05m 06.0s

Dec +35° 10' 60.0"

Constellation CVn

Catalog NGC 4956

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 4956 · 1.6′×1.5′ · N up, E left

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