NGC 300
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NGC 300 |
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| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
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| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Right ascension: | 00h 54m 53.5s[1] |
| Declination: | -37° 41′ 04″[1] |
| Redshift: | 144 ± 1 km/s[1] |
| Distance: | 7.0 ± 0.3 Mly (2.15 ± 0.10 Mpc)[2] |
| Type: | SA(s)d[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V): | 21′.9 × 15′.5[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V): | 9.0[1] |
| Notable features: | |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 3238[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies | |
NGC 300 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.
[edit] Nearby galaxies and group information
NGC 300 and the irregular galaxy NGC 55 have traditionally been identified as members of the Sculptor Group, a nearby group of galaxies in the constellation of the same name. However, recent distance measurements indicate that the two galaxies actually lie in the foreground.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Results for NGC 300. Retrieved on November 18, 2006.
- ^ Karachentsev, I. D.; Kashibadze, O. G. (2006). "Masses of the local group and of the M81 group estimated from distortions in the local velocity field". Astrophysics 49 (1): 3-18.
- ^ I. D. Karachentsev, E. K. Grebel, M. E. Sharina, A. E. Dolphin, D. Geisler, P. Guhathakrta, P. W. Hodge, V. E. Karachentseva, A. Sarajedini, P. Seitzer (2003). "Distances to nearby galaxies in Sculptor". Astronomy and Astrophysics 404: 93-111.
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