NGC 1100

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]

NGC 1100
A Legacy Surveys image of NGC 1100
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Eridanus
Right ascension	02^h 45^m 35.80^s^[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]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "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.