Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 1101
NGC 1101 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 330.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 330.5 million light-years (101.33 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 159,500 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.16 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.87 |
| Luminosity | 3.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 48m 14.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 34′ 41″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.87. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° S. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 330 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5,862.7 billion years.