NGC 300 (also known as
Caldwell 70) is a
spiral galaxy in the
constellation Sculptor. It is one of the closest galaxies to the
Local Group, and probably lies between the latter and the
Sculptor Group. It is the brightest of the five main spirals in the direction of the Sculptor Group.
[2] It is inclined at an angle of 42° when viewed from
Earth and shares many characteristics of the
Triangulum Galaxy.
[3]It is 94,000 light-years in diameter, somewhat smaller than the
Milky Way, and has an estimated mass of (2.9 ± 0.2) × 1010 M☉.