NGC 1300

Alt. Designations:

NGC 1300

Object Type:

barred spiral galaxy

Constellation:

Eridanus

Distance:

61 mly

Right Ascension:

03h 19m 40.7s

Declination:

-19° 24´ 41"

Visual Magnitude:

10.3

Apparent Dimension:

6.2´ X 4.1´

Best Month To View:

Dec

NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy about 61 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is about 110,000 light-years across; just slightly larger than our own galaxy, the Milky Way. It may be part of the Eridanus Cluster.