Ngc 1300 is a photograph by Ricky Barnard which was uploaded on November 15th, 2012.
Ngc 1300
NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy about 61 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is about 110,000 light-years across;... more
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Ngc 1300
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Ricky Barnard
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Photograph
Description
NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy about 61 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy is about 110,000 light-years across; just slightly larger than our own galaxy, the Milky Way. It may be part of the Eridanus Cluster. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel in 1835.
Credit NASA and ESA.
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November 15th, 2012