NGC 300
Caldwell 70
NGC 300 is a late spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Sculptor. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 300:
| NGC: | NGC 300 |
| Common name: | Caldwell 70 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | late spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Scd |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 8.66 |
| B-mag (blue): | 8.77 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.04 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.57 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:54:53.48 |
| Declination: | -37:41:03.80 |
| Major axis: | 19.41 ' |
| Minor axis: | 13.06 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 114° |
| Radial velocity: | 146 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000487 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS