NGC 2373
Galaxy NGC 2373 |
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NGC 2373 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Twins |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 07 h 26 m 36.954 s |
declination | + 33 ° 49 ′ 25.32 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S? |
Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
Position angle | 159 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | WBL 141 |
Redshift | 0.025971 ± 0.000030 |
Radial velocity | 7786 ± 9 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(347 ± 24) x 10 6 ly (106.3 ± 7.4) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | George J. Stoney |
Discovery date | February 20, 1849 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2373 • UGC 3848 • PGC 21016 • CGCG 177-014 • MCG + 06-17-004 • IRAS 07233 + 3355 • KUG 0723 + 339 • 2MASX J07263697 + 3349257 • GALEX ASC J072636.94 + 334926.5 • NVSS J072637 + 334926 • NSA 134505 |
NGC 2373 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Gemini on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 347 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 2375 , NGC 2379 , NGC 2385 , NGC 2388 .
The object was discovered on February 20, 1849 by George Johnstone Stoney .
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