NGC 373
| Galaxy NGC 373 |
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![NGC 373 & LEDA 1992085 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC373_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 373 & LEDA 1992085 SDSS Recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | fishes |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 01 h 06 m 58.2 s |
| declination | + 32 ° 18 ′ 30 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.4 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.018353 ± 0.000067 |
| Radial velocity | 5502 ± 20 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(253 ± 18) x 10 6 ly (77.5 ± 5.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Johan Ludvig Emil Dreyer |
| Discovery date | December 12, 1876 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 373 • PGC 3946 • 2MASX J01065819 + 3218304 • GC 5147 • NSA 128547 | |
NGC 373 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation fish on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 253 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxies NGC 370 , NGC 375 , NGC 384 , NGC 385 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on December 12, 1876 by the Danish astronomer Johan Ludvig Emil Dreyer .