NGC 1811
| Galaxy NGC 1811 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Dove |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 05 h 08 m 42.7 s |
| declination | -29 ° 16 ′ 33 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sa: / pec |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 60 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.013172 ± 0.000053 |
| Radial velocity | 3949 ± 16 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(169 ± 12) · 10 6 ly (51.9 ± 3.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | November 6, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1811 • PGC 16811 • ESO 422-037 • MCG -05-13-008 • 2MASX J05084275-2916336 • SGC 050646-2920.4 • GALEX ASC J050842.68-291635.4 • LDCE 367 NED002 | |
NGC 1811 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sa in the constellation dove on southern sky . It is estimated to be 169 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 85,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky there is a. a. the galaxy NGC 1812 .
The object was discovered on November 6, 1834 by John Herschel .