NGC 1300 · galaxy

NGC 1300

NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 69 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.

RA03h 19m 41sDec−19° 24' 40"

Image: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Identity & coordinates

Identification

Primary designation: NGC 1300
All designations: NGC 1300
Object type: Galaxy
Constellation: Eridanus
Best viewing: Winter

Coordinates & physical

Right ascension (J2000): 03h 19m 41s
Declination (J2000): −19° 24' 40"
Apparent magnitude (V): —
Distance: —
Redshift (z): 0.005264

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The science

NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 69 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is about 130,000 light-years across. It is a member of the Eridanus Cluster, a cluster of 200 galaxies, in a subgroup of 2–4 galaxies in the cluster known as the NGC 1300 Group. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1835.

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