NGC 6956 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Delphinus.[1] It is located at a distance of about 214 million light-years from Earth. Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel discovered this galaxy on 9 October 1784.
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 6956: SN 2006it (type IIP, mag. 17.6),[4] SN 2013fa (type Ia, mag. 16.2),[5] and SN PSNJ20435314+1230304 (type Ia, mag. 15.8, discovered 11 July 2015).[6]
References
- ^ a b "NGC 6956". sky-map.org. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b Gaia Collaboration (2020-11-01). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Gaia EDR3 (Gaia Collaboration, 2020)". VizieR Online Data Catalog: I/350. Bibcode:2020yCat.1350....0G. doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.1350.
- ^ a b c d e "NGC 6956". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 20016it. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Transient Name Server entry for SN 2013fa. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Supernova PSNJ20435314+1230304 in NGC 6956. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
- NGC 6956 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- NGC 6956 on SIMBAD
