Galaxy · constellation Tel

IC 4956

IC 4956ESO 284-023PGC 64230
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
20h 11m 31.3s
Declination
-45° 35' 36"
Size
1.7′ × 1.7′
Position angle
115°
Magnitude
13.4 (B)
Surface brightness
23.43 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
E
Difficulty
4/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

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