NGC 300

NGC 300 is the designation of a galaxy with a pronounced spiral structure (type Sc) in the constellation Sculptor. NGC 300 has an angular extent of 21.9 ' x 15.5 ' and an apparent brightness of 8.1 mag.

NGC 300 was discovered on August 5, 1826 by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop.

ESO: H -alpha image of the 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory

Infrared image from the Spitzer Space Telescope

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