Astronomy:NGC 4511

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NGC 4511
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major[1][2]
Right ascension 12h 32m 8,1s[3][1][2]
Declination+58° 28′ 16″[4][5]
Redshift0.01535[1]
Distance212 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]

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

  • List of NGC objects (4001-5000)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Astronomy, Go. "NGC 4511 | galaxy in Ursa Major | New General Catalogue". https://www.go-astronomy.com/ngc.php?ID=4787. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "NGC 4511 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major | TheSkyLive". https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc4511-object. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=NGC+4511&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NGC 4511 - Galaxy - ET.SKY-MAP". https://et1.sky-map.org/starview?object_type=2&object_id=24558. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 4500 - 4549". https://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc45.htm#4511. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "NGC 4511 - galaxy. Description NGC 4511:". https://kosmoved.ru/get_ngcic.php?ID=NGC-4511&lang=eng. 
  7. ↑ Ford, Dominic. "NGC4511 (Galaxy)". https://in-the-sky.org//data/object.php?id=NGC4511. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Revised NGC Data for NGC 4511". https://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC4511. 
  9. ↑ "NGC 4511". https://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?NGC+4511. 

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