NGC 6300 explained

NGC 6300
Epoch:	J2000
Constellation Name:	Ara
Dist Ly:	50.9 million light years (15.6 million parsecs)
Type:	SB(rs)b
Size:	64,000 light years
Size V:	4.30 × 2.8^[1]
Names:	ESO 101-25, VV 734, IRAS17123-6245 and PGC 60001
References:	NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/

NGC 6300 is a barred Seyfert spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ara. It is classified as SB(rs)b in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on 30 June 1826.^[2] NGC 6300 is located at about 51 million light years away from Earth. It is suspected that a massive black hole (300,000 times the mass of Sun) may be at its center, pulling all the nearby objects into it. In turn, it emits large amounts of X-rays.^{[3] [4] [5]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)
• List of NGC objects

Notes and References

1. Web site: Revised NGC Data for NGC 6300. Seds. 4 October 2015.
2. Web site: NGC 6300 (= PGC 60001). cseligman. 4 October 2015.
3. Web site: Object No. 1 - NGC 6300. NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. 4 October 2015.
4. Web site: NGC 6300. The NGC/IC Project. 4 October 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120520010558/http://www.ngcicproject.org/ngcicdb.asp. 20 May 2012.
5. Web site: ESO's New Technology Telescope Revisits NGC 6300. ESO. 4 October 2015.