NGC 2373
| Galaxy NGC 2373 |
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![NGC 2373 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC2373_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 2373 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Twins |
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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 |
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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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