NGC 300 is well placed
2015 Oct 4
Dominic Ford – originally published on In-The-Sky.org
Across much of the world NGC 300, a spiral galaxy in Sculptor, will be well placed for observation. It will reach its highest point in the sky at around midnight local time.
At a declination of -37°40', it is easiest to see from the southern hemisphere and cannot be seen from latitudes much north of 32°N.
From London (click to change), it will not be readily observable since it will lie so far south that it will never rise more than 0° above the horizon.
At magnitude 8.7, NGC300 is quite faint, and certainly not visible to the naked eye, but can be viewed through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.
The precise position of NGC300 is as follows:
| Object | Right Ascension | Declination | Constellation | Magnitude | Angular Size |
| NGC300 | 00h54m50s | -37°40' | Sculptor | 8.7 | 22'00" |
The coordinates above are given in J2000.0.
The details of this observing event were provided courtesy of In-The-Sky.org
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