| NGC 1100 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 1100 imaged byLegacy Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 02h 45m 35.80s[1] |
| Declination | −17° 41′ 20.00″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.025147±0.000083[1] |
| Distance | 235Mly (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 aspiral galaxy located around 235 millionlight-years away in theconstellation Eridanus.[1] NGC 1100 is situated close to thecelestial equator, and it was discovered on October 17, 1885, byFrancis Preserved Leavenworth.[2][1] NGC 1100 is not known to have muchstar formation, and is not known to have anactive galactic nucleus.[3]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 1100: SN 2024vcj (type Ia-91bg-like, mag. 19.36).[4]
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