NGC 3511

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NGC 3511
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NGC 3511 by PanSTARRS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Crater
Right ascension 11h 03m 23.8s [1]
Declination −23° 05′ 12″ [1]
Redshift 0.003699 ± 0.000010 [1]
Helio radial velocity 1,109 ± 3 km/s [1]
Distance 41.5 ± 6.4 Mly (12.7 ± 2.0 Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)10.8 [2]
Characteristics
Type SAB(s)c [1]
Apparent size  (V)5.8′ × 2.0′
Notable featuresExtended HIPASS source [1]
Other designations
UGCA 223, ESO 502- G013, AM 1100-224, MCG -04-26-020, PGC 33385 [1]

NGC 3511 is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the constellation Crater. It is located at a distance of circa 45 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 3511 is about 70,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 21, 1786. [3] It lies two degrees west of Beta Crateris. [4]

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NGC 3511 features two very diffuse, thick, and patchy spiral arms that emanate from the bulge, while there are also other spiral arm fragments. Dark dust lanes can be seen across the spiral pattern. The bulge appears elliptical and is weak. [5] The galaxy is seen at a high inclination, estimated to be 70°. [6] In the centre of the galaxy lies a supermassive black hole, whose mass is estimated to be 106.46 ± 0.33 (1.3 - 6.2 million) M☉, based on the pitch angle of the spiral arms. [7] The galaxy had been classified as a type 1 Seyfert galaxy, [8] however it features only narrow emission lines, and has been reclassified as a HII region galaxy. [9] The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope has detected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission. [10]

NGC 3511 forms a pair with NGC 3513, which lies 10.5 arcminutes away from NGC 3511. [11] The two galaxies form a small group, known as the NGC 3511 group, which also includes the galaxy ESO 502-024. [12]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 4636</span> Galaxy in the constellation Virgo

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 1386</span> Galaxy in the constellation Eridanus

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7531</span> Galaxy in the constellation Grus

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7418</span> Galaxy in the constellation Grus

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 2525</span> Galaxy in the constellation Puppis

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 2273</span> Galaxy in the constellation Lynx

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 1241</span> Galaxy in the constellation Eridanus

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 7592</span> Interacting galaxy system in the constellation Aquarius

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