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NGC 300

Galaxy · Galaxy in the constellation Sculptor

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NGC 300
Picture: ESO, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About NGC 300

NGC 300 is about 6.52 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 6.52 million years ago.

The map lists it as a galaxy and shows it at the scale of the Milky Way and the Local Group, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.

Key numbers

Distance6.52 million light-years (2.00 Mpc)
Distance methodredshift-independent (literature)
Supergalactic coordinatesSGL 259.8°, SGB -9.5°

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.

Zoom out to see it in context: Local Group, a view about 10 million light-years across.

From Wikipedia

NGC 300 (also known as Caldwell 70 or the Sculptor Pinwheel Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. It was discovered on 5 August 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. It is one of the closest galaxies to the Local Group, and it most likely lies between the latter and the Sculptor Group.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article NGC 300, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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