NGC 956
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 02 h 32 m 30.9 s |
| declination | + 44 ° 35 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | IV1p |
| Brightness (B-band) | 8.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 6.0 ' |
| Physical data
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| distance | 4750 ly (1455 pc ) |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | December 23, 1831 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 956 • OCl 377 • GC 552 • h 228 • | |
NGC 956 is the name of an open star cluster in the New General Catalog . The star cluster lies in the constellation Andromeda and was discovered on December 23, 1831 by the astronomer John Herschel .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ a b SEDS : NGC 956
- ↑ AL Tadross: A catalog of 120 NGC open star cluster . In: Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society , 44, 2011, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.5303 / JKAS.2011.44.1.1 .
- ↑ Seligman: NGC Objects: NGC 950 - 999