page_title: NGC 6300
hierarchical_section_title: NGC 6300
caption_attribution_description: English: Color rendering is done by by Aladin-software (2000A&amp;AS..143...33B.)
context_page_description: NGC 6300 is a barred Seyfert spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ara. It is designated as SBb 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 51 million light years away from earth. It is suspected that a massive black hole may be at its center, pulling all the nearby objects into it. In turn, it emits large amounts of X-rays.
context_section_description: NGC 6300 is a barred Seyfert spiral 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 51 million light years 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.
caption: NGC 6300 as seen through the Hubble Space Telescope
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