NGC 4511

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NGC 4511
NGC4511 - SDSS DR14.jpg
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
Constellation Ursa Major [1] [2]
Right ascension 12h 32m 8,1s [3] [1] [2]
Declination +58° 28′ 16″ [4] [5]
Redshift 0.01535 [1]
Distance 212 million LY [6]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.5 [7] [1]
Characteristics
Apparent size  (V)1.10 x 0.5 [8] [6]
Other designations
PGC 41560 [4] [5]

NGC 4511 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. [6] [2] It is currently classified as a type Sb(c?) galaxy. [3] [8] [6] [1] The galaxy was first discovered in 1790 by astronomer William Herschel. [5] The compiler of the New General Catalogue, John Louis Emil Dreyer, described the galaxy as, "pretty faint, very small, irregular round, very gradually brighter middle." [9]

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Characteristics

Distance

According to measurements relative to the Cosmic microwave background, its radial velocity is 4757±11 km/s, corresponding to a Hubble distance of 70.2±4.9 Mpc.[ citation needed ]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Astronomy, Go. "NGC 4511 | galaxy in Ursa Major | New General Catalogue". Go-Astronomy.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "NGC 4511 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major | TheSkyLive". theskylive.com.
  3. 1 2 "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu.
  4. 1 2 "NGC 4511 - Galaxy - ET.SKY-MAP". et1.sky-map.org.
  5. 1 2 3 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". cseligman.com.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 4511 - galaxy. Description NGC 4511:". kosmoved.ru.
  7. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "NGC4511 (Galaxy)". In-The-Sky.org.
  8. 1 2 "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4511". spider.seds.org.
  9. ↑ "NGC 4511". spider.seds.org.
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