NGC 373 is an elliptical galaxy located around 204 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces.[1] NGC 373 was discovered on December 12th, 1876 by John Louis Emil Dreyer.[2] NGC 373 does not contain an active galactic nucleus, and it does not have much star formation.[2][1]

NGC 373
SDSS image of NGC 373
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationPisces
Right ascension01h 06m 58.10s[1]
Declination+32° 18′ 32.0″[1]
Redshift0.018353[1]
Distance204.86 Mly (62.81 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)16.6[1]
Characteristics
TypeE3[1]
Size37,000 ly
Apparent size (V)0.525' x 0.447'[1]
Notable featuresN/A
Other designations
2MASX J01065819+3218304,[1] AGC 111066,[1] PGC 3946,[1] LEDA 3946,[1] Gaia DR2 313533956933681792[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "By Name | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "NGC 373 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP". www.wikisky.org. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
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