Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1511
NGC 1511 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hydrus, 62.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydrus |
| Distance | 62.5 million light-years (19.16 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 87,000 light-years · 0.99 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −19.91 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.50 |
| Luminosity | 0.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 59m 37.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −67° 38′ 05″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.50. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 22° N. South of latitude 22° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 62 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,108.6 billion years.