NGC 6956

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.

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 6956: SN 2006it (type IIP, mag. 17.6), SN 2013fa (type Ia, mag. 16.2), and SN PSNJ20435314+1230304 (type Ia, mag. 15.8, discovered 11 July 2015).