Menu

NGC 1956

Galaxy Fair (36/100)

Spiral

NGC 1956 Galaxy Men Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Dark skies recommended
Star Map
Add to List Add to Plan Back to Catalog

Properties

Magnitude
Angular Size 1.8′ × 0.9′
Position Angle 64°
Galaxy Type Spiral (Sa)
vF, hazy * inv in neb

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 19m 42.0s
Dec -77° 45' 00.0"
Constellation Men
Catalog NGC 1956

Visibility

Set a location in User Settings to see visibility data.

Eyepiece View

200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2
N E

NGC 1956 · 1.8′×0.9′ · N up, E left

Surface Brightness & Visibility

Morphology Decoder

Redshift

Survey Image

Loading survey image…