NGC 6956 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Delphinus. It is located at a distance of about 214 million light-years from Earth. Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel discovered this galaxy on 9 October 1784.
Supernovae
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 6956:
- SN 2006it (Type II-P, mag. 17.6) was discovered by Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) on 1 October 2006.
- SN 2013fa (Type Ia, mag. 16.2) was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 25 August 2013.
- PSN J20435314+1230304 (Type Ia, mag. 15.8) was discovered by Massimo Caimmi of the Italian Supernovae Search Project (ISSP) on 11 July 2015.
