Scanning and pointed Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) observations of the
nearby Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 6300 reveal that it is a source of hard X-ray
continuum and large equivalent-width Fe K alpha emission. These properties
are characteristic of Compton reflection-dominated Seyfert 2 galaxies. The
continuum can be modeled as Compton reflection; subsolar iron abundance is
required, and a high inclination is preferred. However, the poor energy res
olution of RXTE means that this description is not unique, and the continuu
m can also be modeled using a "dual absorber," i.e., a sum of absorbed powe
r laws. Observations with higher energy resolution detectors will cleanly d
iscriminate between these two models. Optical observations support the Comp
ton reflection-dominated interpretation as L-X/L-[O III] is low. NGC 6300 i
s notable because with F2-10 approximate to 6.4 x 10(-12) ergs cm(-2) s(-1)
, it is the second brightest such object known.