NGC 6300
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| NGC 6300 | |
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NGC 6300 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 17h 16m 59.5s |
| Declination | −62° 49′ 40″ |
| Redshift | 0.003699±0.000010 |
| Helio radial velocity | 1109±3 km/s |
| Galactocentric velocity | 997±5 km/s |
| Type | SB(rs)b |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 4.30′ × 2.8′ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.78 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -21.90 |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 101-25, VV 734, IRAS17123-6245 and PGC 60001 | |
| References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/ | |
NGC 6300 is a Seyfert galaxy located in the constellation Ara. It is designated as SB(rs)b in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on 30 June 1826. NGC 6300 is located at about 0.051Gyls 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.[1][2][3][4][5]
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