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NGC5956
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Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 15:34:58.5
Declination: +11:45:1
Constellation: SER
Visual Magnitude: 12.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 11.0
Observational
Summary description: F, S, R, * 16 close f
Sub-type: Sc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5956
17.5" (6/4/94): moderately bright, round, 1.2' diameter, sharp concentration with a small prominent core. Located in a small group of four stars. Bracketed by a mag 15 star 1' NW and a mag 14 star 36" ENE of center and 2' S are a pair of mag 12 and 13.5 stars oriented N-S that are almost collinear with the galaxy. NGC 5956 lies 19' NNE.