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)
ConstellationDraco
Right ascension17h 24m 08.1s
Declination+58° 59′ 42″
Redshift0.011074±0.000030
Heliocentric radial velocity3320±9 km/s
Galactocentric velocity3516±12 km/s
Distance152.6 Mly (46.8 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)15.68
Absolute magnitude (V)-17.60 +/- 0.50
Characteristics
TypeSBc
Size58,000 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

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  1. ^ "Object No. 1 - NGC 6373". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA/IPAC. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6373". Seds. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. ^ "NGC 6373 (= PGC 60220)". cseligman. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. ^ "List of Supernovae". IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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