NGC 1101 is a lenticular galaxy in the Cetus constellation,[1][2] and is an estimated 331 million light-years away from Earth. It was discovered on 22 November 1876 by French astronomer Edouard Stephan, who described it as "very faint, small, round with a brighter middle".[3]
| NGC 1101 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 1101 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Right ascension | 02h 48m 14.8s |
| Declination | +04° 34′ 40.8″ |
| Redshift | 0.023660 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 7,093 km/s |
| Distance | 331 Mly (101.39 ± 7.10 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.0 |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.0 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | S0 |
| Size | 109,000 ly (estimated 33.27 kpc) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.3' x1.0' |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 10613, UGC 2278, MCG +01-08-003, CGCG 415-011, NPM1G +04.0092 | |
NGC 1101 contains a flat-spectrum radio source[4] and it has a HI line width.[5]
To date, a non-redshift measurement gives the galaxy a distance of 81,700 megaparsecs (Mpc) or equal to ~266 million light-years.[6] This value is just outside the Hubble distance values. According to NASA/IPAC database, the diameter of NGC 1101 is calculated to be around 41.3 kiloparsecs (~135,000 light-years) if the Hubble distance were to calculate it.
See also
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edit- ^ "A Complete Guide to the Solar System and the Night Sky | TheSkyLive". theskylive.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ "Data from Revised NGC/IC Catalogue, NGC 1100-1199". astrovalleyfield.ca. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 1100 - 1149". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ Healey, Stephen E.; Romani, Roger W.; Taylor, Gregory B.; Sadler, Elaine M.; Ricci, Roberto; Murphy, Tara; Ulvestad, James S.; Winn, Joshua N. (2007-07-01). "CRATES: An All-Sky Survey of Flat-Spectrum Radio Sources". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 171: 61–71. arXiv:astro-ph/0702346. doi:10.1086/513742. ISSN 0067-0049.
- ^ Haynes, Martha P.; Giovanelli, Riccardo; Herter, Terry; Vogt, Nicole P.; Freudling, Wolfram; Maia, M. A. G.; Salzer, J. J.; Wegner, G. (1997-04-01). "21 CM H1 Line Spectra of Galaxies in Nearby Clusters". The Astronomical Journal. 113: 1197–1211. doi:10.1086/118337. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ "NED Query Results for NGC 1101". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
External links
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Media related to NGC 1101 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 1101 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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