NGC 6300 (also ESO 101-25, IRAS 17123-6245 and PGC 60001) is a magnitude +10.2 barred spiral galaxy located 51 million light-years away in the constellation Ara.
The galaxy was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on the 30th June 1826.
Right Ascension 17h 16m 59.7s, Declination -62° 49' 13"
