NGC 1100

NGC 1100
A Legacy Surveys 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[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]

References

External links

• Media related to NGC 1100 at Wikimedia Commons