NGC 7300 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Aquarius. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, 15 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 26 July 1830.
NGC 7300 group NGC 7300 is the namesake of a small group of galaxies. The other galaxies in the NGC 7300 group (also known as LGG 458) are , , , and .
Supernovae Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 7300: SN 1996ca (TypeIa, mag. 16.5) was discovered by Masakatsu Aoki on 15 December 1996. SN 2015au (TypeIIb, mag. 17.7) was discovered by Greg Bock as part of the Backyard Observatory Supernova Search (BOSS) on 10 November 2015.
See also List of NGC objects (7001–7840)
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