NGC 6300
| NGC 6300 | |
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 NGC 6300 as seen through theNew Technology Telescope(NTT) | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ara |
| Right ascension | 17h16m59.5s[1] |
| Declination | −62° 49′ 40″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003699±0.000010[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1109±3 km/s[1] |
| Galactocentric velocity | 997±5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 50.9 millionlight years(15.6 millionparsecs) |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SB(rs)b[1] |
| Size | 64,000light years |
| Apparent size(V) | 4.30′× 2.8′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 101-25, VV 734, IRAS17123-6245 and PGC 60001 | |
References:NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase,http://spider.seds.org/ | |
NGC 6300is abarredSeyfert spiral galaxylocated in the constellationAra.It is classified as SB(rs)b in thegalaxy morphological classification schemeand was discovered by the Scottish astronomerJames Dunlopon 30 June 1826.[3]NGC 6300 is located at about 51 millionlight yearsaway from Earth. It is suspected that a massiveblack hole(300,000 times the mass ofSun) may be at its center, pulling all the nearby objects into it. In turn, it emits large amounts ofX-rays.[1][4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdefg"Object No. 1 - NGC 6300".NASA/IPAC extragalactic database.NASA/IPAC.Retrieved4 October2015.
- ^"Revised NGC Data for NGC 6300".Seds.Retrieved4 October2015.
- ^"NGC 6300 (= PGC 60001)".cseligman.Retrieved4 October2015.
- ^"NGC 6300".The NGC/IC Project.Archived fromthe originalon 20 May 2012.Retrieved4 October2015.
- ^"ESO's New Technology Telescope Revisits NGC 6300".ESO.Retrieved4 October2015.
External links
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Media related toNGC 6300at Wikimedia Commons
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