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NGC NGC 300
Sculptor Group Galaxy
Galaxy
Sculptor
Intermediate
Nearby face-on spiral.
Angular size
22′ × 16′
Magnitude
8.1
Best months
Aug-Dec
Constellation
Sculptor
Catalog IDs
NGC 300
Common aliases
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Recommended telescopes
Meade
Meade LX200 8" ACF
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 55% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C8 SCT
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 55% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 800
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 55% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C9.25 SCT
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 64% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 64% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C6 SCT
1500mm f/10.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 41% of APS-C FOV
Recommended cameras
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Example framing
Meade LX200 8" ACF
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.32° × 0.32°
Scale
0.38″/px
Target fills
115%
of frame
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Celestron C8 SCT
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.32° × 0.32°
Scale
0.38″/px
Target fills
115%
of frame
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Celestron EdgeHD 800
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.66° × 0.44°
Scale
0.38″/px
Target fills
83%
of frame
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Related galaxys
Messier M110
Andromeda Satellite M110
NGC NGC 2403
Caldwell 7
NGC NGC 4236
Barred Spiral NGC 4236
IC IC 342
Hidden Galaxy
NGC NGC 4945
Caldwell 83
NGC NGC 6744
Caldwell 101
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NGC NGC 300 — Sculptor Group Galaxy