NGC 311
| Galaxy NGC 311 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 57 m 32.7 s |
| declination | + 30 ° 16 ′ 51 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 120 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 266 group NGC 315 group LGG 14 |
| Redshift | 0.016895 ± 0.000047 |
| Radial velocity | 5065 ± 14 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(233 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (71.5 ± 5.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 15, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 311 • UGC 592 • PGC 3434 • CGCG 501-049 • MCG + 05-03-028 • 2MASX J00573274 + 3016508 • GC 173 • h 78 • GALEX ASC J005732.76 + 301650.0 • LDCE 74 NED010 | |
NGC 311 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 233 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies NGC 315 , NGC 318 , NGC 338 , IC 66 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on September 15, 1828 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
Web links
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