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 1885. There are two recorded supernovae in this galaxy designated SN 2001ad and SN 2012an.[1][2][3][4]
| NGC 6373 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 6373 by GALEX | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 17h 24m 08.1s |
| Declination | +58° 59′ 42″ |
| Redshift | 0.011074±0.000030 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3320±9 km/s |
| Galactocentric velocity | 3516±12 km/s |
| Distance | 152.6 Mly (46.8 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.68 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -17.60 +/- 0.50 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SBc |
| Size | 58,000 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/ | |
References
edit- ^ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6373". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6373". Seds. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "NGC 6373 (= PGC 60220)". cseligman. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "List of Supernovae". IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
External links
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Media related to NGC 6373 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 6373 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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