NGC 1511 lives roughly 50 million light-years far from Earth in the constellation of Hydrus.

This spiral nebula was found by the English astronomer John Herschel on November 2, 1834.

Otherwise understood ESO 55-4, IRAS 03594-6746 or LEDA 14236, NGC 1511 is the main member of a little group of galaxies called the NGC 1511 group.

“Like lots of galaxies, NGC 1511 does not take a trip through area alone,” the Hubble astronomers stated in a declaration.

“Instead, it does so with a set of little stellar buddies called NGC 1511A and NGC 1511B, both of which lie outside the frame of this Hubble image.”

“NGC 1511B is positioned closest to NGC 1511, and the 2 galaxies have actually obviously clashed in the past,” they kept in mind.

“A narrow hair of hydrogen gas links them, and NGC 1511B has actually been extended and misshaped by the encounter.”

Astronomers have actually even discovered proof that NGC 1511 when had another little buddy galaxy that it has actually interrupted totally.

“These interruptions have an effect on NGC 1511, too,” the scientists stated.

“The galaxy is experiencing a burst of star development, and its disk includes odd loops and plumes that might indicate previous interactions with its surrounding galaxies.”

“We will utilize Hubble’s eager observations of NGC 1511 to study star clusters embedded within its dirty gas, looking for to comprehend how matter is cycled from interstellar clouds to stars and back to clouds when again.”