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IC 2956

IC 2956
Object IC 2956 is located exactly in the center of the picture.

IC 2956 - galaxy in the constellation Leonis
Type: SBbc - spiral galaxy with bar
The angular dimensions: 1.20'x0.8'
magnitude: V=13.8m; B=14.6m
The surface brightness: 13.6 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 11h45m17.6s; Dec= 26°46'0"
redshift (z): 0.030171
The distance from the Sun to IC 2956: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 127.4 Mpc;
Other names of the object IC 2956 : PGC 36625, UGC 6729, MCG 5-28-27, CGCG 157-30

Nearby objects: IC 2954, IC 2955, IC 2957, IC 2958

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