Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
Explanation:
NGC 1300 is a large spiral galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] that appears as a flattened figure eight. A huge bar that spans over 150,000 light-years [ http://chandra.harv…] across the galaxy center dominates its appearance. The picturesque galaxy [ http://www.aao.gov.…] lies about 75 million light-years distant, so that light that we see now left during the age [ http://www.austmus.…] of the dinosaurs [ http://pubs.usgs.go…]. Although it is well known how fast different parts of NGC 1300 rotate [ http://adsabs.harva…], the specific orbits of many component stars -- including how they interact with the gigantic bar -- remains a topic of research [ http://adsabs.harva…]. Our own Milky Way Galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] is a spiral galaxy [ http://www.seds.org…] with a less prominent bar. NGC 1300 [ http://www.starligh…] can be seen with a small telescope towards the constellation [ http://www.att.virt…] of Eridanus [ http://www.astronom…].
Credit and Copyright:
S. Lee & D. F. Malin [ mailto:dfm@aaoepp.aa o.gov.au ], AAO [ http://www.aao.gov.…]
keyword:
spiral galaxy
keyword:
bar
keyword:
SBb
facet_where:
Milky Way Galaxy
facet_where:
NGC 1300
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
FAST
facet_what:
Eridanus
facet_what:
spiral galaxy
facet_what:
New General Catalogue (NGC)
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap001004

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
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