What is NGC 1300?
[[File:Hubble2005-01-barred-spiral-galaxy-NGC1300.jpg|thumb|[[Hubble Space Telescope|Hubble]] image]] '''NGC 1300''' is a [[barred spiral galaxy]] in the [[constellation]] of [[Eridanus (constellation)|Eridanus]]. It is about 61 million [[light-year]]s away from [[Earth]]. It has around 110,000 light-years of diameter, about the same size of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. It is a member of a galaxy [[Galaxy cluster|cluster]], the [[Eridanus Cluster]], consisting of at least 200 galaxies. It was discovered by [[John Herschel]] in 1835, and was included in the [[New General Catalogue]] as the 1300th member. The galaxy is well known for its long, bright, barred [[galactic bulge]]. == Center == The core of larger spiral arms of NGC 1300, the nucleus shows another inner grand-design spiral structure that is about 3,300 light-years long. These cases are rare, since it requires a galaxy with a large galaxy bars, to have the inner spiral. In a nutshell, the nucleus basically has another spiral arms in it, which makes it — a spiral in another spiral. Some models suggested that the arms can be pulled inwards, shaping a spiral into the nucleus, which may be pulled by the extreme gravity of a [[supermassive black hole]] at the very center of the galaxy. NGC 1300 is not known to have an active nucleus, indicating it is not a quasar, nor accreting matter.{{-}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Barred spiral galaxies]]