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Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 in Eridanus

author: R.Jay GaBany/Novapix

reference: a-gax13-00004

Image Size 300 DPI: 18 * 11 cm

NGC 1300, an almost face-on barred spiral galaxy of type SBbc in the constellation Eridanus, is about 60 million light-years away and about 85000 light-years across.

Keywords for this photo:

2005 - ASTRONOMY - BARRED SPIRAL GALAXY - ERIDANUS - GALAXY - NGC 1300 - SBbc - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - STAR FORMATION -