NGC 1311
| Galaxy NGC 1311 |
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![NGC 1311 [1] Hubble Space Telescope](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC1311_-_hst_10210R814GB606.png)
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| NGC 1311 Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Pendulum clock |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 20 m 06.96 s |
| declination | -52 ° 11 ′ 07.9 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) w |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 40 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | SSRS group 13 IC 1954 group LGG 93 |
| Redshift | 0.001911 ± 0.000007 |
| Radial velocity | 573 ± 2 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(19 ± 1) x 10 6 ly (5.85 ± 0.42) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 24, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1311 • PGC 12460 • ESO 200-7 • IRAS 03186-5222 • 2MASX J03200694-5211077 • SGC 031839-5222.0 • HIPASS J0320-52 • 2MIG 405 | |
NGC 1311 is a bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBm in the constellation Pendulum Clock in the southern sky . It is an estimated 19 million light years from the Milky Way and about 14,000 light years in diameter. Together with four other galaxies, it forms the IC 1954 group ( LGG 93 ).
The object was by astronomer John Herschel on December 24, 1837 using a 48-inch - telescope discovered.