NGC 1300

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NGC 1300 is a prominent barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus, noted for its strikingly well-defined bar and spiral arm structure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barred spiral galaxy
hasAlternativeName ESO 548-22 NERFINISHED
PGC 12412 NERFINISHED
hasAngularSize 6.2 × 3.1 arcminutes
hasApparentMagnitudeV ~11.4
hasBarLength ~25000 light-years (approximate)
hasBarStructure well-defined bar
hasCentralRegion bar-dominated nucleus
hasCentralRegionFeature inner grand-design spiral within bar
hasColor blue spiral arms with yellowish central bar
hasConstellationAbbreviation Eri NERFINISHED
hasDeclination −19° 24′ 41″
hasDiameter ~110000 light-years
hasDiscoveryBy John Herschel NERFINISHED
hasDiscoveryYear 1835
hasDistanceFromEarth ~18.7 Mpc
~61 million light-years
hasEnvironment field or loose group environment
hasEquatorialCoordinateSystem J2000
hasGalaxyClassification barred spiral
hasGalaxyType SBbc
hasHubbleType SB(rs)bc
hasImageBy Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED
hasMorphologicalType SB(rs)bc
hasNotableFeature outer spiral arms extending from bar ends
prominent inner spiral structure
strong central bar
hasOrientation moderately inclined to line of sight
hasRadialVelocity ~1580 km/s
hasRedshift 0.00526
hasRightAscension 03h 19m 41s
hasSpiralArmPattern two main symmetric arms
hasSpiralStructure grand-design spiral arms
hasStarFormation ongoing in spiral arms
hasSurfaceBrightness low to moderate
isIncludedIn Principal Galaxies Catalogue NERFINISHED
isListedInCatalogue New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
isLocatedIn constellation Eridanus
isLocatedInHemisphere southern celestial hemisphere
isMemberOf Eridanus galaxy group NERFINISHED
isObservableWith medium-sized amateur telescopes
isObservedIn infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths
isPartOf NGC catalogue NERFINISHED
isUsedAs example of barred spiral structure in astronomy texts
locatedInConstellation Eridanus NERFINISHED

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