NGC 1300 is a barred spiral galaxy located about 65 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.

[9] In the core of the larger spiral structure of NGC 1300, the nucleus shows a "grand-design" spiral structure that is about 3,300 light-years long.

Models suggest that the gas in a bar can be funneled inwards, and then spiral into the center through the grand-design disk, where it can potentially fuel a central supermassive black hole (SMBH).

NGC 1300 is not known to have an active nucleus, indicating that its central black hole is not accreting matter.

[10][11] One supernova has been observed in NGC 1300: SN 2022acko (type IIP, mag.