IC 1101

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IC 1101
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Serpens
Right ascension	15h 10m 56.1s[1]
Declination	+05° 44′ 41″[1]
Redshift	23370 ± 30 km/s[1]
Type	S0[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)	1'.2 × 0'.6[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.7[1]
Other designations
UGC 9752,[1] PGC 54167[1]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

IC 1101 is a giant lenticular galaxy at the center of the Abell 2029 galaxy cluster. It is 1.07 billion light years away in the constellation of Serpens. The galaxy has a diameter of 6 million light years, which makes it currently (2006) the largest known galaxy in terms of breadth.^{[citation needed]}

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