| NGC 1511 | |
| Constellation Name: | Hydrus |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | SAa pec: HII[1] |
| Dist Ly: | NaNMpc |
| Z: | 0.004474 |
| H Radial V: | 1341 ± 5 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 11.3 |
| Size V: | 3.5' x 1.3' |
| Size: | ~25.45kpc (estimated) |
| Names: | , ESO 055- G 004 |
NGC1511 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Hydrus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1341 ± 5km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 19.76 ± 1.39Mpc (∼64million light-years). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 2 November 1834.
One supernova has been observed in NGC1511: SN1935C (type unknown, mag.12.5).[2] The supernova was discovered by Emily Hughes Boyce on 16 August 1935, and was initially thought to be either a supernova, or a nova associated with the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was classified as a nova, and known as either HV11970 or Nova Hydri1935. In September 1988, Sidney Van Den Bergh and Martha L. Hazen concluded definitively that the object was a supernova in NGC1511, and the star was given the designation SN1935C.[3] [4]
According to A.M. Garcia, the galaxy NGC1511 is the central member of the NGC1511 group (also known as LGG 107) that includes NGC 1473 and NGC 1511A .[5]