NGC 1511 is a spiral galaxy nearly 60 million light years away in Hydrus.
To our knowledge there has not been a detailed astrophotography image of this galaxy.
The galaxy is unusual for a number of reasons. The huge distortions in shape indicate strong interaction with nearby smaller galaxies NGC 1511A and B. NGC 1511 is clearly a starburst galaxy. There is a halo to the left of the galaxy in our image, it was first detected in 2003. The halo is likely either due to material being pulled from NGC 1511 by its interaction with nearby galaxies or it is the stellar remnant of a galaxy torn apart by its interaction with NGC 1511.
Imaged in LRGB on our Planewave CDK 1000 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.
Image Processing: Mike Selby and Mark Hanson