NGC 1311
Galaxy NGC 1311 |
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NGC 1311 Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Pendulum clock |
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 |
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.