NGC 6300

NGC 6300 is an intriguing barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ara. This near-infrared image with FLAMINGOS-2 shows the galaxy’s complex arm structure forming a spectacular ring of star formation. The galaxy’s bar also has a strong vein of dust that almost obscures its bright active nucleus –– whose prodigious energy is the result of matter accreting onto a black hole with an estimated mass of 280,000 Suns.

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International Gemini Observatory/AURA

About the Image

Id:gemini1306b
Type:Observation
Release date:Aug. 6, 2013
Related releases:gemini1306
Size:1036 x 957 px

About the Object

Name:NGC 6300
Category:Galaxies

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