IC 1101
IC 1101 is a galaxy in the constellation Virgo, about 1.09 billion light-years from Earth.
One of the largest known galaxies
Facts
| Type | Galaxy (shape E-SO) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Position (J2000) | 15h 10m 56s, +5° 44′ |
| Distance | 1.09 billion light-years (its light set off about 1.09 billion years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 15.34 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 2.3′ × 1.1′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | No filter (It shines in starlight of every colour, so a nebula filter would only dim it; a dark sky helps more.) |
| Redshift | z = 0.0778 |
| Studied in | 168 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
IC 1101 is highest in the sky at midnight in May. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 76° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 46°. To see it you need a large telescope or long-exposure photos.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
More in Virgo
- 3C 279
- M49 (NGC 4472)
- M58 (NGC 4579)
- M59 (NGC 4621)
- M60 (NGC 4649)
- M61 (NGC 4303)
- M84 (NGC 4374)
- M87* (Messier 87)
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits