NGC 511

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Pisces
Right ascension: 01 23 30.7
Declination: +11 ° 17 ′ 28 ″
Redshift: 0.03723 ± 0.00015
Heliocentric radial velocity: (10954 ± 44) km/s
Distance: 499 Mly
Type: E
Apparent size v: 1.1' × 1.1'

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Image: NGC 0511 SDSS2.jpg

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Article

NGC 511, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5103 or UGC 936, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is located approximately 499 million light-years from the Solar System and was discovered on 26 October 1876 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan.

Observation history