NGC 6373

NGC 6373
NGC 6373 imaged by SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Draco
Right ascension	17h 24m 08.0659s [1]
Declination	+58° 59′ 42.227″ [1]
Redshift	0.011061±0.000007 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	3320±9 km/s
Galactocentric velocity	3516±2 km/s
Distance	157.2 ± 11.0  Mly (48.19 ± 3.37  Mpc) [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)	15.68
Absolute magnitude  (V)	-17.60 +/- 0.50
Characteristics
Type	SAB(s)c [1]
Size	~83,800  ly (25.70  kpc) (estimated) [1]
Apparent size  (V)	1.30′ × 1.0′ [1]
Other designations
IRAS F17233+5902, UGC 10850, MCG +10-25-023, PGC 60220, CGCG 300-022 [1]
References: NASA/IPAC extragalactic datatbase, http://spider.seds.org/

NGC 6373 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco. It is designated as SAB(s)c in the galaxy morphological classification scheme and was discovered by the American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on 13 June 1885. ^[2]

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 6373:

• SN 2001ad (type II, mag. 17.4) was discovered by the Beijing Astronomical Observatory (BAO) on 11 March 2001. ^{[3] [4]}

• SN 2012an (type IIb, mag. 17.4) was discovered by Jack Newton and Tim Puckett on 21 February 2012. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

See also

• List of NGC objects (6001–7000)

References

1. "Results for object NGC 6373". NASA/IPAC extragalactic database. NASA and Caltech . Retrieved 7 May 2025.
2. "NGC 6373 (= PGC 60220)". cseligman. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
3. Dong, X. Y.; Qui, Y. L.; Hu, J. Y.; Li, W. D. (2001). "Supernova 2001ad in NGC 6373". International Astronomical Union Circular. 7596: 1. Bibcode:2001IAUC.7596....2D.
4. "SN 2001ad". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 7 May 2025.
5. Newton, J.; Puckett, T. (2012). "Supernova 2012an in NGC 6373 = Psn J17241023+5900069". Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams. 3035: 1. Bibcode:2012CBET.3035....1N.
6. "SN 2012an". Transient Name Server. IAU . Retrieved 7 May 2025.
7. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 6373". Seds. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
8. "List of Supernovae". IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

External links

• Media related to NGC 6373 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 6373 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images