Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- GiG
- Redshift
- z = 0.015561
- Morphology
- SBb
- Coordinates
- RA 310.9738° · Dec 12.5119°
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Wikidata facts
- Constellation
- Delphinus
- Distance from Earth
- 66.06
- Image
- NGC 6956 Hubble.jpg
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- catalog code
- Gaia DR2 1755190135574395648
- radial velocity
- 4878
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- time of discovery or invention
- 1784-10-19
- apparent magnitude
- 9.179
- galaxy morphological type
- SBb
- redshift
- 0.015511
- right ascension
- 310.97384914947050
- declination
- 12.51190861350040
- epoch
- J2000.0
- Commons category
- NGC 6956
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