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NGC Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349
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NGC 3300 (= PGC 31472)
Discovered (1784) by William Herschel
A 12th-magnitude barred spiral galaxy (type SAB(r)0?) in Leo (RA 10 36 38, Dec +14 10 16)

Based on recessional velocity of 3080 km/sec, about 135 million light years away, in good agreement with a redshift-independent distance estimate of 140 million light years. Given that and apparent size of 1.7 by 0.85 arcmins, about 70 thousand light years in diameter.

Wikisky SDSS image of NGC 3300
Above, closeup of NGC 3300
Below, an approximately 15 arcmin wide region centered on the galaxy
Wikisky SDSS image of region around NGC 3300
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NGC Objects: NGC 3300 - 3349
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