| NGC 511 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS view of NGC 511 | |
| 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] | |
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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]
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- ^ a b "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ a b An object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=Ho is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=Ho
- ^ a b "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 500 - 549". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.