NGC 1100 | |
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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[1] |
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]
One supernova has been observed in NGC 1100: SN 2024vcj (type Ia-91bg-like, mag. 19.36).[4]