Title: IC 1101 Supergiant Elliptical Galaxy
Resolution: 7680 x 4320

IC 1101 is a supergiant elliptical galaxy located about 1.07 billion light-years away in the constellation Serpens. It is one of the largest and most massive galaxies known, with an estimated diameter of 6 million light-years and a mass around 100 trillion times that of the Sun. Situated at the center of the Abell 2029 galaxy cluster, IC 1101 has an active galactic nucleus powered by a supermassive black hole. The galaxy’s immense size suggests a complex history of mergers with smaller galaxies. Despite challenges in direct observation due to its distance, IC 1101 provides valuable insights into the extremes of cosmic scale and contributes to our understanding of the formation and evolution of massive galaxies in the universe.