Galaxy · constellation Men

NGC 1956

NGC 1956ESO 016-002PGC 17102
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
5h 19m 35.3s
Declination
-77° 43' 43"
Size
1.8′ × 57.0″
Position angle
64°
Magnitude
14.1 (B)
Surface brightness
23.68 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
Sa
Difficulty
4/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

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