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) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 06m 58.10s[1] |
| Declination | +32° 18′ 32.0″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.018353[1] |
| Distance | 204.86 Mly (62.81 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.6[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | E3[1] |
| Size | 37,000 ly |
| Apparent size (V) | 0.525' x 0.447'[1] |
| Notable features | N/A |
| Other designations | |
| 2MASX J01065819+3218304,[1] AGC 111066,[1] PGC 3946,[1] LEDA 3946,[1] Gaia DR2 313533956933681792[1] | |
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