NGC 301

{{Short description|Galaxy located in the constellation Cetus}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 301

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|56|18.3}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0301

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+301&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES

| access-date=September 2, 2016}}

| dec = {{DEC|-10|40|26}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.022667

| h_radial_v = 6,795 km/s

| dist_ly = 304 MlyAn object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=H_o

| image = NGC301 - SDSS DR14.jpg

| upright = 1.35

| alt = NGC 301

| caption = SDSS view of NGC 301

| type = Sa

| appmag_v = 15.1

| size_v = 0.69' × 0.58'

| notes =

| names = 2MASX J00561836-1040258, 6dF J0056183-104026, PGC 3345.

}}

NGC 301 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 204 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered in 1886 by Frank Muller.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3.htm#301|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=October 18, 2016}}