NGC 6373

NGC 6373 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. It is designated as SBc in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on 13 June 1985. There are two recorded supernovaes 2001ad and 2012an in this galaxy.[1][2][3][4]

NGC 6373
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension 17h 24m 08.1s
Declination+58° 59 42
Redshift0.011074±0.000030
Helio radial velocity3320±9 km/s
Galactocentric velocity3516±12 km/s
Distance (comoving)46.8 million light years
Distance152.6 million light years
Apparent magnitude (V)15.68
Absolute magnitude (V)-17.60 +/- 0.50
Characteristics
TypeSBc
Size58,000 light years
Apparent size (V)1.30 × 1.0
Other designations
UGC 10850, MCG 10-25-23, ZWG 300.22 and PGC 60220
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/

See also

References

  1. "Object No. 1 - NGC 6373". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6373". Seds. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. "NGC 6373 (= PGC 60220)". cseligman. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. "List of Supernovae". IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  • Media related to NGC 6373 at Wikimedia Commons


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