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 | |
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![]() 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 |
Helio radial velocity | 3320±9 km/s |
Galactocentric velocity | 3516±12 km/s |
Distance (comoving) | 46.8 million light years |
Distance | 152.6 million light years |
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/ |
New General Catalogue 6000 to 6499 | |
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