NGC 511 | |
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Observation data (J2000[1] epoch) | |
Constellation | Pisces[2] |
Right ascension | 01h 23m 30.7s[3] |
Declination | +11° 17′ 28″[3] |
Redshift | 0.03723 ± 0.00015[1] |
Heliocentric radial velocity | (10954 ± 44) km/s[1] |
Distance | 499 Mly[4] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.9[2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.9[2] |
Characteristics | |
Type | E[2] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.1' × 1.1'[2] |
Other designations | |
PGC 5103, UGC 936, GC 5174, MGC +02-04-033, 2MASS J01233074+1117274 [1][5] |
NGC 511, also occasionally referred to as PGC 5103 or UGC 936, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces.[2] It is located approximately 499 million light-years from the Solar System[4] and was discovered on 26 October 1876 by French astronomer Édouard Stephan.[5]