IC 1101
supergiant lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo
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Summary
IC 1101 is a type-cD galaxy[1]. It draws 5,362 Wikipedia views per month (type cd galaxy category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Edward D. Swift[3]
- Instance of: lenticular galaxy[4], radio galaxy[5], astronomical radio source[6], astrophysical X-ray source[7], ultraviolet source[8]
- Constellation: Virgo[9]
- Galaxy morphological type: E-S0[10], cD;S0-:[11]
- Part of: Abell 2029[12]
- Commons category: IC 1101[13]
- Has part(s): star[14]
- Catalog code: IC 1101[15], BWE 1508+0555[16], 4C 06.53[17], Cul 1508+059[18], ECO 11858[19], GALEX J151056.1+054439[20], GB6 B1508+0555[21], 87GB 150825.8+055512[22], FIRST J151056.2+054441[23], GRA B1508+05[24], LEDA 54167[25], 2MASX J15105610+0544416[26], MRC 1508+059[27], MSH 15+0-03[28]
- Time of discovery or invention: June 19, 1890[29]
- Redshift: 0.077947[30], 0.0774[31], 0.0777[32], 0.0767[33], 0.0779[34], 0.0778[35]
- Apparent magnitude: 15.10[36], 14.17[37], 13.22[38], 11.170[39], 10.430[40], 10.112[41], 20.527[42], 18.526[43], 17.401[44], 17.000[45], 16.631[46]
- Absolute magnitude: -23.8[47]
- Mass: 4,200,000,000,000 solar mass[48], 70,000,000,000 solar mass[49]
- Radius: 4,000,000 light-year[50], 260 kiloparsec[51], 73 kiloparsec[52]
- Radial velocity: 6442 kilometre per second[53], 22,447 kilometre per second[54], 23,401 kilometre per second[55], 22500.3 kilometre per second[56]
Why It Matters
IC 1101 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]