NGC 1100
| NGC 1100 | |
|---|---|
 A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1100 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 02h 45m 35.80s[1] |
| Declination | −17° 41′ 20.00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.025147±0.000083 [1] |
| Distance | 235 Mly (71.12 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.1[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(r)a[1] |
| Size | 176,900 ly[citation needed] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.66' x 0.741'[1] |
| Notable features | Maybe an unbarred spiral (?) |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 10438,[1] 2MASX J02453607-1741201,[1] MCG-03-08-016,[1] ESO 546-18,[1] GSC 05866-00577,[1] ESO-LV 546-0180,[1]NVSS J024536-174124,[1] HCG 21B,[1] 6dFGS gJ024536.1-174120,[1] SGC 024316-1753.8,[1] LEDA 10438, APMBGC 546+061-119,[1] [SLK2004] 338[1] | |
NGC 1100 is a spiral galaxy located around 235 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.[1] NGC 1100 is situated close to the celestial equator, and it was discovered on October 17, 1885, by Francis Preserved Leavenworth.[2][1] NGC 1100 is not known to have much star formation, and is not known to have an active galactic nucleus.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "NGC 1100 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "NGC 1100 - Spiral Galaxy in Eridanus | TheSkyLive.com". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
External links
Media related to NGC 1100 at Wikimedia Commons
