NGC 1300
NGC 1300 is a galaxy in the constellation Eridanus, about 61.32 million light-years from Earth.
Textbook barred spiral galaxy
Facts
| Type | Galaxy (shape SB(rs)bc) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Position (J2000) | 3h 19m 41s, −19° 24′ |
| Distance | 61.32 million light-years (its light set off about 61.32 million years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 10.42 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 6.9′ × 3.8′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | No filter (It shines in starlight of every colour, so a nebula filter would only dim it; a dark sky helps more.) |
| Redshift | z = 0.00525 |
| Studied in | 637 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
NGC 1300 is highest in the sky at midnight in November. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 51° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 21°. To see it you need a small telescope.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits