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