Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 300
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NGC 300, Jim DeLillo
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NGC 300

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NGC 300

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Description

NGC 300 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It is one of the closest galaxies to the Local Group, and probably lies between the latter and the Sculptor Group. It is the brightest of the five main spirals in the direction of the Sculptor Group. Wikipedia

Apparent mass: ~35 billion M☉

Magnitude: 9

Distance: 6.07 ± 0.23 Mly (1.86 ± 0.07 Mpc)

Apparent size (V): 21′.9 × 15′.5 (94,000 light-years in diameter)

Redshift: 144 ± 1 km/s

Constellation: Sculptor

SPECIFICATIONS

TelescopeLive

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CHI-1

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FLI ProLine PL9000

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Location

Chile

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Date of observation

11 Mar 2021

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LRGB

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Processing

PixInsight, LightRoom

Credits

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Pro Dataset curated by Nik Szymanec; Processing - Jim DeLillo

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NGC 300, Jim DeLillo